Denver Area Youth Services - DAYS

Background Statement

DAYS started as part of a city-wide collaboration to meet the needs of children, youth, and families in and around Denver dealing with juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, and foster care.

More than 40 years later, although needs have changed, DAYS remains committed to serving children, youth, and families. Over the last 10 years behavioral and mental health has become a central focus. DAYS has shifted its response due to greater awareness and an understanding that behavioral and mental health plays a pivotal role in individual and family safety, health, and wellness.

For the past 10 years, we have sought to provide behavioral and mental health services to children, youth, and families in an effort to strengthen the foundation for individual health and wellbeing, positive family relationships and dynamics, community safety, and prosocial behavior.