Welcome to the Health & Wellness Centers
For over 25 years, the Health & Wellness Centers have provided integrated and comprehensive medical and mental health services to the students at Centennial High School as part of the nationally recognized School-Based Health Center (SBHC) model.
We can serve any Poudre School District student enrolled for our care with medical and/or mental health services. We offer in-person services at Centennial High School and at Lincoln Middle School.
School-Based Health Centers
Research shows that SBHCs eliminate barriers to positive physical and mental health, lower absenteeism and improve graduation rates. We provide students with high quality, confidential, youth centered services when and where they are needed most; helping students return to the classroom faster, ready and able to learn.
SBHCs focus on the health needs of young people; especially those who are at risk and/or with high need.
Services Provided
* Minors and Healthcare Services
Colorado HB 19-1120 was signed into law and went into effect on May 16, 2019. HB 19-1120 lowers the age of consent for psychotherapy services from 15 years old to 12 years old or older. Per Colorado Revised Statute 12-43-201 (9)(a) “a minor who is 12 years of age or older, with or without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian,” may consent to receive psychotherapy services “if the mental health professional determines that: (a) the minor is knowingly and voluntarily seeking such services, (b) the provision of psychotherapy services is clinically indicated and necessary to the minor’s well-being.”
Per Colorado Revised Statute 13-22-105, minors can self-refer/consent to the following services: contraceptive services, sexually transmitted infection services, prenatal care and general medical care for the minor’s child. Parental consent is not required in any medical facility in the State of Colorado for these services.
As part of its many services, the Health and Wellness Centers provide fact-based reproductive health/contraception information and counseling, contraception, sexually-transmitted infection counseling and testing and prenatal care. Research shows that teens are much more likely to share important health-related information with trusted adults, including student-based health center staff. The Health and Wellness Center staff strongly encourage adolescents to engage in an open dialogue with their parents/guardians about all aspects of their health care.
Insurance & Payment Options
We accept most insurances, including Medicaid and CHP+, and we offer a sliding fee scale.
No student who enrolls in the Health & Wellness Centers is turned away for an inability to pay.
Support & Funding
The Centers are operated by Every Child Pediatrics, a Denver-based pediatric nonprofit organization. All Center staff are part of the Every Child Pediatrics network of medical and mental health professionals, working in three traditional clinics, three mobile clinics and nine school-based health clinics, including the Health & Wellness Centers in Fort Collins.
Annually, Every Child Pediatrics provides more than 64,000 high-quality health care visits to over 24,000 young people. More than 85% of the children served live in low-income households. Every year, over $1 million of free-to-the patient care is provided to those who are uninsured and unable to afford or secure health care services.
