Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado

What Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado does

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1999 in Colorado, United States, to reduce suicide through state-level policy advocacy, coalition coordination, and survivor support. SPCC operates as a grassroots lobbying force targeting Colorado legislators and state agencies, having helped pass multiple landmark bills including HB12-1140 (2012, first Colorado law directly addressing suicide prevention), SB14-088 (2014, establishing the Suicide Prevention Commission), SB16-147 (2016, the Zero Suicide bill), SB18-272 (2018, K-12 training), and HB23-1007 (2023, 988 on post-secondary student IDs). The organization's core products include the Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit (annual since 2010, transitioning to Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners in 2026), iCare Packages (suicide loss care packages with a published toolkit and Catalyst Grant replication program launched 2025), a statewide Suicide Prevention Resource Directory, and recurring Capitol advocacy days co-sponsored with AFSP Colorado, Mental Health Colorado, and NAMI Colorado.

SPCC historically operated with volunteer leadership and 6 employees, contracting its first professional lobbyist in 2021 enabled by increased donations and grants. The organization serves state government and policymakers, healthcare systems, K-12 and post-secondary schools, more than 25 local suicide prevention coalitions across Colorado, and suicide loss and attempt survivors. Its revenue model is nonprofit donations and grants, with no products or services sold at price; legacy assets are being distributed at dissolution (targeted June 30, 2026), including a $35,000 investment to sustain the Bridging the Divide conference and a potential 988 license plate campaign. The Board concluded in a 2025 strategic review that SPCC's mission had been substantially woven into Colorado's statewide suicide prevention infrastructure, making orderly dissolution preferable to continued operation.

Name

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado

Legal name

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado

Website

https://suicidepreventioncolorado.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1999 that serves as Colorado's grassroots advocacy force for suicide prevention, lobbying state legislators and supporting loss survivors, healthcare systems, schools, and 25+ local coalitions. The organization is dissolving on June 30, 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Suicide Prevention Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Suicide prevention advocacy
• Behavioral health policy
• Community mental health
• Grassroots coalition building
• Public health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Silt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: SPCC operated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relied on donations and grants for funding. In 2021, increased donations and a few grants enabled the organization to hire a professional lobbyist for the first time.
2. Legacy Investments: Upon dissolution, SPCC is allocating funds to support advocacy efforts and transitioning programs. This includes $35,000 to Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners to sustain the Bridging the Divide conference, and seed funding for a potential 988 Colorado Mental Health Line license plate campaign.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy coalition that delivers suicide prevention programs and resources to Coloradans. It organizes the annual Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit, distributes iCare Packages to suicide loss survivors, maintains the first statewide Suicide Prevention Resource Directory, and conducts grassroots legislative advocacy at the Colorado State Capitol. The organization is dissolving on June 30, 2026, with its programs transitioning to partner organizations.

Product overview

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC) is a nonprofit advocacy organization that does not offer a unified technology product. Instead, SPCC provides a portfolio of programs and services including: the Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit (an annual conference since 2010), iCare Packages (suicide loss care packages with an accompanying implementation toolkit), a statewide Suicide Prevention Resource Directory, and legislative advocacy services including policy development, stakeholder coordination, and Capitol advocacy days. As of 2026, SPCC is dissolving and transitioning its programs to partner organizations, with the Bridging the Divide Summit transitioning to Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bridging the Divide: Annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit hosted since 2010, bringing together professionals, advocates, and community members. Being transitioned to Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners.
• iCare Packages

Products and services

• Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit Annual suicide prevention and awareness summit hosted since 2010, bringing together professionals, advocates, and community members for learning, collaboration, and connection. It is one of SPCC's most visible and meaningful contributions to Colorado's suicide prevention field and is transitioning to Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners in 2026.
• iCare Packages Suicide loss care packages provided to loss survivors, accompanied by a comprehensive Suicide Loss Care Packages Guidelines toolkit for planning, creating, and sharing the packages. SPCC has launched a catalyst grant program to help other organizations implement similar initiatives.
• Suicide Prevention Resource Directory First statewide Suicide Prevention Resource Directory developed by SPCC to connect previously siloed suicide prevention efforts and foster a sense of statewide movement.
• Legislative Advocacy Services Grassroots lobbying and policy advocacy services targeting Colorado state legislators on suicide prevention legislation. SPCC developed fact sheets, policy briefs, and action alerts to mobilize citizens and influence state policy, with a professional lobbyist engaged full-time starting in 2021.
• Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol Annual advocacy event held at the Colorado State Capitol, co-sponsored with AFSP, Mental Health Colorado, and NAMI Colorado, bringing together advocates to meet with legislators and raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Quantifiable outcome

• HB12-1140 (2012) - First Colorado law directly addressing suicide prevention, mandating suicide risk information in hospital emergency departments statewide
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners (RMCP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SPCC is transitioning stewardship of the Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit to RMCP. SPCC is providing $35,000 legacy investment to support continuation of the conference for three years. RMCP's CEO Bev Marquez stated the organization is honored to carry this legacy forward.
• Colorado Department of Public Health & EnvironmentkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint effort with SPCC and Coloradans from across the state who have experienced suicide loss to create the Suicide Loss Care Package Recommendations and toolkit for suicide loss care packages.
• National Veterans Vocational Village (NV3) FoundationminorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention PartnershipminorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Building Hope Summit CountyminorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide (REPS)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Loss Support Services of Western COminorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Northwest Colorado Community Health PartnershipminorOthers · 1 January 2025Awarded SPCC iCare Package Catalyst Grant to implement suicide loss care packages in their community.
• Behavioral Health PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SPCC joined this consortium of stakeholder organizations in Colorado's mental health and substance use field. Includes Mental Health Colorado, Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, Colorado Providers Association, NAMI Colorado, Colorado Psychiatric Society, Colorado Psychological Association, Colorado Mental Wellness Network, and more. SPCC became an active member, collaborating on policy priorities.
• Mental Health ColoradokeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Co-sponsor of Colorado Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol (Hill Day) starting in 2018. The four-way partnership (SPCC, AFSP, MHC, NAMI) was unprecedented and persists to this day.
• NAMI ColoradokeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Co-sponsor of Colorado Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol (Hill Day) starting in 2018. The four-way partnership unified mental health and suicide prevention advocacy.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Colorado ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017AFSP took note of SPCC's work and the organizations began partnering closely. SPCC leaders attended AFSP's annual Advocacy Forum in D.C. AFSP honored SPCC's Advocacy Chair with Field Advocate of the Year Award (2018). The two organizations co-sponsored Colorado Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol starting in 2018.
• Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000SPCC helped create OSP in 2000 and worked hand-in-hand with the state office throughout its existence. SPCC provided grassroots advocacy muscle that OSP (as a government entity) could not, while OSP provided data, expertise, and program implementation. This public/private partnership was foundational to SPCC's model.
• Colorado Behavioral Healthcare CouncilkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Behavioral Health Partnership consortium working on mental health and substance use policy across Colorado.
• Colorado Providers AssociationkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Behavioral Health Partnership consortium working on mental health and substance use policy across Colorado.
• Colorado Psychiatric SocietykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Behavioral Health Partnership consortium working on mental health and substance use policy across Colorado.
• Colorado Psychological AssociationkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Behavioral Health Partnership consortium working on mental health and substance use policy across Colorado.
• Colorado Mental Wellness NetworkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Behavioral Health Partnership consortium working on mental health and substance use policy across Colorado.
• Postvention Workgroup of the Suicide Prevention CommissionkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with this workgroup to develop the Suicide Loss Care Package Recommendations used as the standard for iCare Package initiatives.
• Local Suicide Prevention Coalitions (Statewide)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPCC mentored and connected local coalitions across Colorado including Hope Coalition of Boulder County, Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention, SpeakUp ReachOut, Building Hope Summit County, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Garfield County, Reaching Everyone Prevention Suicide, La Plata County Suicide Prevention Collaborative, Suicide Prevention Mesa County, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Pueblo County, and SPARC.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• JED Foundation: National nonprofit protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults, with deep post-secondary school focus mirroring HB23-1007's 988 student ID card mandate. Comparable on K-12/post-secondary suicide prevention policy work and partnership-driven GTM.

Direct peers

• Mental Health Colorado: Statewide behavioral health advocacy nonprofit co-sponsoring Capitol Day since 2018. Directly comparable as a Colorado-focused advocacy coalition using policy, lobbying, and coalition-building to influence mental health and suicide prevention legislation.
• NAMI Colorado: Colorado affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, co-sponsor of Capitol Day and core Behavioral Health Partnership member. Directly comparable mission, GTM (advocacy, grassroots mobilization, education), and Colorado-only footprint.
• Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership: One of SPCC's 25+ member local coalitions across Colorado and a 2025 iCare Package Catalyst Grant recipient. Directly comparable as a community-led suicide prevention coalition operating in a specific Colorado region with advocacy, awareness, and survivor support services.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Colorado Chapter: National suicide prevention nonprofit with an active Colorado chapter that co-sponsored Capitol Day with SPCC starting 2018 and honored SPCC's advocacy chair in 2018. AFSP is the most direct comparable, operating parallel advocacy, loss survivor support, and public awareness programs across the U.S.
• Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP): State government suicide prevention program created in 2000 with SPCC's advocacy support. Direct public-sector peer providing data, expertise, and program implementation that complements advocacy-focused nonprofits; SPCC and OSP have operated in tandem for 25 years.
• Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners: Colorado-based crisis services and suicide prevention nonprofit now receiving SPCC's $35,000 legacy investment and assuming stewardship of the Bridging the Divide Summit. Closely comparable on suicide prevention focus, Colorado scope, and growing program portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• The Trevor Project: National nonprofit focused on suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth; broader incumbent with advocacy, crisis services (TrevorLifeline), and research. Comparable on the suicide prevention mission and policy advocacy dimension, but with a narrower demographic focus and national rather than state scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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