About Mount Saint Vincent
Mount Saint Vincent was founded on February 15, 1883 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. In the spirit of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Mount Saint Vincent strengthens the abilities of families and children to emotionally and socially participate in the community, making life better for generations to come. Committed to providing compassionate care, we strive to produce positive, life changing results.
Mount Saint Vincent is a Denver, Colorado-based treatment center for children aged 5 to 12 who face severe behavioral and emotional challenges due to trauma, mental illness, abuse, or neglect. We specialize in delivering behavioral health services to children and their families, helping children reach their full potential within their homes, schools, and communities.
At Mount Saint Vincent, our approach to care is based upon the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, a trauma-informed model that builds upon a child’s strengths. For more than 45 years, we have helped hundreds of children improve their functioning, unlocking their potential to succeed. We are child-focused but also family-centered, believing that building on individual and family strengths results in happy children and healthy families.
Complementary therapies like art, animal-assisted, dance/movement, and music allow young children to express themselves non-verbally. These gentle, nonthreatening approaches help children feel safe as they learn to trust, form relationships, self-regulate, and eventually re-integrate into society.
Mount Saint Vincent was named a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) flagship site in July of 2012. The trauma-informed NMT model was developed by world-renowned child trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry, founder of The ChildTrauma Academy. Mount Saint Vincent is one of a handful of such sites in the world to hold this prestigious distinction.
