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Fort Collins is a city located in the north of Colorado. It has an Old Town historic district with houses from the 1800s, a vintage trolley, unique specialty shops, and restaurants. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is an attraction that showcases interactive science, history and nature exhibits, and a digital dome theatre. Also, when you go West of the city, you can find trails in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space and the peak’s distinctive Horsetooth Rock formation and falls.
Fort Collins was initially founded in 1864 as a military outpost of the United States Army. It succeeded Camp Collins, a previous encampment found on the Cache La Poudre River.
In 2019, it was reported that the population of Fort Collins was 165,609 residents.
Fort Collins is a welcoming and accepting city for its LGBTQ+ communities and visitors. There is an LGBTQ+ bar there called R Bar, a popular destination for locals and visitors alike.
Recently, the Human Rights Campaign evaluated eight Colorado municipalities in its “Municipal Equality Index,” This index is a U.S.-wide ranking of how various cities enact policies, services, and laws that benefit LGBTQ+ equality.
Another city in Colorado, Denver, received a perfect score of 100, meeting the same standards as well-known LGBTQ+-friendly destinations like West Hollywood and San Francisco. Fort Collins, however, wasn’t far behind. This city scored in the high nineties.
Recently, data was collected to determine mental health statistics in Larimer County. It was determined that 24% of Larimer County adults reported that they or one of their loved ones needed mental health services in the Fort Collins and Larimer County region.
In addition, 20% of surveyed teens said they had purposely hurt themselves without wanting to die over the past month.
The Fort Collins community has been working towards the following:
In addition, the following organizations are doing mental Health Work in the Fort Collins community:
If you are looking for a psychologist for kids in the Fort Collins area, be sure to check our listings at LGBTQ and ALL.
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