Mind Our Future Colorado

What Mind Our Future Colorado does

Mind Our Future Colorado is a statewide non-profit coalition initiative that advocates for child and youth mental health policy in Colorado, with its core mission centered on pressuring the 2026 gubernatorial candidates to commit to bold mental health solutions if elected. The initiative was launched on March 10, 2026 by two lead nonprofit organizations — Children's Hospital Colorado (one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare systems, founded in 1908) and Healthier Colorado (a health advocacy nonprofit) — and operates with a coalition of more than 40 healthcare, early childhood, business and consumer groups. It serves Colorado children and youth as the primary beneficiary population, alongside families, schools and educators, and rural communities facing acute workforce shortages and longer wait times for mental health care.

The initiative's deliverables form a connected advocacy product surface rather than a traditional technology platform: a Policy Playbook codifying a decade of task force recommendations and evidence-based approaches from other states; a Candidate Questionnaire distributed to gubernatorial candidates; a Youth Mental Health Snapshot Report providing state-level data; a Social Media Toolkit with hashtag #MindOurFutureCO graphics; and a Fact Sheet for grassroots distribution. Core engagement mechanisms include youth, parent, rural and business roundtable discussions across Colorado, a gubernatorial candidate forum streamed on CBS Colorado, and broad earned-media coverage across KKTV, KRDO, Telemundo, Grand Junction Sentinel, Becker's Behavioral Health, CBS News, 9News, Colorado Sun, Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics.

Mind Our Future Colorado operates as a private non-profit with no products or services for sale, no disclosed headcount, and no public ownership or securities. Revenue is generated exclusively through private philanthropy and community donations, the majority of which is dedicated to voter outreach, public awareness, and grassroots mobilization rather than service delivery. The organization is governed and resourced by its two founding nonprofits and coalition partners, with no app, no proprietary software, and no disclosed technology stack beyond its Squarespace-hosted website. Geographic scope is limited to Colorado (single-state, domestic) with no global footprint claim.

Name

Mind Our Future Colorado

Legal name

Mind Our Future Colorado

Website

https://mindourfuturecolorado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mind Our Future Colorado is a statewide non-profit coalition advancing child and youth mental health policy advocacy in Colorado, pressuring 2026 gubernatorial candidates via voter outreach, policy playbooks, and grassroots mobilization, led by Children's Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Advocacy

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Early Childhood & Child Development Policy Research (EDADADAJ)

Keywords

• Youth mental health advocacy
• Policy coalition organizing
• Community grassroots mobilization
• Nonprofit health coalition
• Electoral policy advocacy

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Private Philanthropy and Community Donations: The initiative is powered by private philanthropy and the generous support of community donors who share the belief that gubernatorial candidates must make youth mental health a priority. The majority of funds are dedicated to voter outreach, public awareness, and grassroots mobilization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mind Our Future Colorado is a statewide, non-partisan advocacy coalition advancing child and youth mental health as a key priority in Colorado's 2026 gubernatorial race. The initiative produces policy documents, candidate questionnaires, community toolkits and data reports, and conducts voter outreach, public awareness campaigns, community roundtables, and a gubernatorial candidate forum to pressure candidates to commit to youth mental health solutions.

Product overview

Mind Our Future Colorado is a statewide advocacy initiative focused on prioritizing child and youth mental health in Colorado's 2026 gubernatorial race. The organization operates as a coalition led by Children's Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado, producing policy documents (the Policy Playbook), candidate engagement tools (candidate questionnaires), community resources (social media toolkit and fact sheets), and research reports (Youth Mental Health Snapshot). These products work together as an advocacy ecosystem: the research informs the policy playbook, which shapes candidate questionnaires, while community resources enable grassroots mobilization to pressure candidates to commit to mental health solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Playbook A comprehensive policy document consolidating a decade of task force recommendations, evidence-based approaches from other states, and input from youth, community leaders and grassroots advocates across Colorado for addressing child and youth mental health. Intended for gubernatorial candidates, policymakers, and coalition partners.
• Candidate Questionnaire A questionnaire distributed to gubernatorial candidates to capture their positions and plans on child and youth mental health policy in Colorado. Intended for use by candidates, voters, and media.
• Social Media Toolkit Downloadable graphics and sample social media posts using the hashtag #MindOurFutureCO to help advocates and community members spread awareness about youth mental health issues in Colorado.
• Fact Sheet A shareable one-page fact sheet summarizing the statewide youth mental health movement in Colorado for advocates, community members, and media.
• Youth Mental Health Snapshot Report A data-driven report providing statistics and analysis on the state of youth mental health in Colorado, including high school student mental health rates and suicide statistics. Intended for policymakers, advocates, media, and the public.
• Gubernatorial Candidate Forum A gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the coalition and streamed on CBS Colorado, focused on child and youth mental health policy in the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered lead and core.

• Children's Hospital ColoradoleadStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Lead organization in partnership with Healthier Colorado to launch and lead Mind Our Future Colorado initiative. Children's Hospital Colorado is one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare systems, ranked among the best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. President and CEO Jena Hausmann serves as key spokesperson for the initiative.
• Healthier ColoradoleadStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Lead organization alongside Children's Hospital Colorado. Healthier Colorado advocates on behalf of everyday Coloradans to change laws and systems for health. Executive Director Joshua Ewing quoted in launch materials. Mission to improve physical, mental, and social health of Coloradans through lobbying, legislative campaigns, research, policy development, and advocacy.
• 40+ Coalition PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coalition including healthcare, early childhood, business, consumer groups and community advocates. Partner organizations include Caring for Colorado Foundation, Colorado Association of School Nurses, Colorado Psychological Association, Denver Foundation, Gary Community Ventures, and many others shown in coalition partner logos section.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization in the U.S. Comparable in policy advocacy, public awareness, and coalition-building, but operates broadly across all mental health conditions rather than focusing exclusively on youth.
• Mental Health America: National community-based nonprofit addressing mental health needs through advocacy, education, and policy. Comparable as a longstanding policy advocacy organization but with broader scope beyond youth-specific policy.

Direct peers

• Active Minds: National youth and young adult mental health advocacy nonprofit. Directly comparable in mission to elevate youth mental health as a policy priority and mobilize peer/community engagement around the issue.
• Sandy Hook Promise: National youth-focused violence prevention and mental health advocacy organization. Comparable in mobilizing youth mental health as a policy priority through coalition-building, school engagement, and state-level advocacy.
• The Jed Foundation: Nonprofit focused on youth and young adult mental health and suicide prevention. Comparable as an advocacy and resource organization working to embed mental health into policy and institutional practice.
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): National suicide prevention organization with policy advocacy, public awareness campaigns, and research. Comparable in its focus on suicide as a leading cause of death for youth and its state-level advocacy infrastructure.
• Born This Way Foundation: Co-founded by Lady Gaga, focused on youth mental health and kindness. Comparable as a youth mental health advocacy organization building coalitions and resources to address the youth mental health crisis.

Others

• Healthier Colorado: Co-lead organization of Mind Our Future Colorado, advocating for laws and systems that improve health of Coloradans. Listed as a peer given its operational overlap and direct coalition leadership role, though it is a partner organization rather than a competitor.

Regional players

• NAMI Colorado: Colorado state chapter of NAMI providing mental health advocacy, education, and support. Comparable in Colorado-specific mental health advocacy but focused on broader population and direct support groups.
• Voices for Children (Colorado Children's Campaign): Colorado-based child advocacy organization working on child welfare and policy. Comparable in its state-level child-focused advocacy, but with broader scope beyond mental health.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ChildrensHospitalColorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/childrenshospitalcolorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrenscolo

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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