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GUSTAFSON LAW OFFICE
 Colorado Springs, Colorado    El Paso County
Robert D. Gustafson  *  Attorney at Law  *  Colorado Springs
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NOT A TREATMENT AGENCY
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COLORADO SPRINGS COUNSELING * TREATMENT * SAFE HOUSE

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TREATMENT * COLORADO SPRINGS SAFE HOUSE

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COLORADO COMMUNITY RESOURCES & LINKS
Attorney Trial Practice 29+ years Colorado State Courts, Colorado Springs Municipal Court & Colorado DMV License Hearings & Appeals
Substance Abuse - Alcohol and Drug State Certified or Court Approved
Classes & Education & Treatment
  
 Alcohol Education & Therapy - DUI & MIP
  
 Domestic Violence & Anger Management
  
 Traffic Safety   *   Petty Theft
In-Patient & Out-Patient Drug & Alcohol Rehab
RESADA Harmony Foundation
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV Awareness Class
Divorce Recovery Workshops
 Relationship Recovery Workshops		 COLORADO SPRINGS SAFE HOUSE
 and Women's Resources
Resources Regarding Parenting and Children Resources Regarding Adults and Teens
Consumer Credit Assistance Additional Information
ATTORNEY POLICIES
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Colorado Springs counseling, treatment & therapy - divorce recovery workshops, domestic violence education, domestic abuse, safe house, parenting resources, mental health, counseling, therapy, treatment, alcohol, substance abuse, drug treatment, consumer credit assistance

MAPS & DRIVING DIRECTIONS - COMMUNITY RESOURCE LOCATIONS
 at the linked site, type in the address of the location for which you seek a map or driving directions
DRIVING DIRECTIONS & MAPS
first site via MapQuest		 DRIVING DIRECTIONS & MAPS
 second site via Google		 DRIVING DIRECTIONS & MAPS
 third site via Microsoft Bing		 DRIVING DIRECTIONS & MAPS
 fourth site via FindLaw

SUBSTANCE ABUSE - ALCOHOL AND DRUG

ALCOHOL
        Alcoholics Anonymous - AA - National Homepage
                Colorado Springs AA Service Center
                        107 East St. Vrain Street
                        Colorado Springs, CO  80903-1107
                        Phone: (719) 573-5020  -  24 hour answering service
        Alcoholism FAQs - not sponsored by AA
                1.  FAQ  sponsored by about.com
                2.  FAQ  sponsored by recoverymd.com
                3.  FAQ  sponsored by Cummins Mental Health Center
                4.  FAQ  sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

DRUGS
         McMaster Center - El Paso County Health Department
                 301 South Union
                Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
                Phone: (719) 578-3150     Fax: (719) 578-3192
                Sponsored by El Paso County Health Dept.
                Fees: sliding scale based upon income - agency receives supplemental government funding
                Services:  drug and alcohol - assessment, treatment and detox

INPATIENT TREATMENT
 DRUG & ALCOHOL REHAB CENTERS

RESADA
 Region Six Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center
PO Box 162, Las Animas, CO 81054
Phone: (719) 456-2600
Refer to above link for information
      Former clients who have attended RESADA
      in-patient treatment have been highly enthusiastic
      about the program & prospects for ongoing sobriety

Harmony Foundation, Inc.
Attn: David Packard
1600 Fish Hatchery Road
PO Box 1989
Estes Park, Colorado 80571 -1989
Phone: (970) 586-4491      Denver Metro:(303) 825-2023
Refer to above link for information
 

Each identified alcohol & drug rehabilitation program has a local reputation for competence.  This short list is neither exclusive nor does it imply any business relationship between counsel and identified rehab, nor does this list imply that any drug or alcohol rehabilitation program not identified herein is not competent or reputable.

 

DETOXIFICATION
         The Lighthouse Assessment Center - Pikes Peak Mental Health
                115 South Parkside Drive
                Colorado Springs, CO  80910-3130
                Phone: (719) 572-6340

EDUCATION OR THERAPY CLASSES
 STATE CERTIFIED OR COURT APPROVED

ALCOHOL EDUCATION AND THERAPY
         Link - state certified alcohol education classes or therapy in the local area

EDUCATION CLASSES - TRAFFIC SAFETY
         Link - court approved traffic safety classes in the local area

EDUCATION CLASSES - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
         Link - state certified domestic violence or anger management classes in the local area

EDUCATION CLASSES - PETTY THEFT
         Link - court approved petty theft classes in the local area
 

COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FORMS
 Alcohol Education, Alcohol Therapy, Public Service, AA Meetings, Antabuse - disulfirum, deferred sentence, probation
 Colorado traffic & criminal trial practice 25+ years Colorado State Courts & Colorado Springs Municipal Court
DUI - DWAI - DEAC Defense   *   *   Driving Under Restraint Defense   *   *   Speeding Ticket Defense

**  NOTE:  Effective December, 2004 public service in El Paso County must be completed under supervision of an approved agency with insurance on the worker.  The court will not give credit for public service completed outside supervision and will not accept verification other than through the supervision agency.  Chief judges of other counties may have instituted similar blanket orders.
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 Regarding completions forms:

  1. Current Clients  will be provided with verification forms containing name and case number.
            Current clients may print any above linked form for individual but not commercial or law office use.
            Files are password restricted. 

  2. Former Clients and Non-Clients may print and use any linked verification form identified in blue.
            Former & non-clients do not have permission to print or otherwise use any linked verification form identified in red.  This restriction is not any inconvenience - it merely removes my name from the caption of pleadings and thereby avoids any possible confusion to the court or prosecutors.  Otherwise, the Current Client or Former Client and Non-Client forms are the same.
            Former & Non-Client limited permission to forms identified in blue extends to individual but not commercial or law office use.        

  3. Use of any form shall not constitute representation, nor shall it be considered an appearance of counsel in any litigation
THIS WEBSITE IS PUBLISHED AS A COURTESY BY A PRIVATE ATTORNEY
NOT VIP-MADD, AA, ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM OR PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY
I welcome representation inquiries, but please don't call thinking this office provides identified community resources

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES & HIV RESOURCES
 
STD - HIV Resource Provider
 El Paso County Health Department
 
STD - HIV Awareness Class
        El Paso County Health Department
                Attn: Tammy Maldonado-Long
                301 S. Union Blvd.
                Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
                Phone: (719) 575-8617   
                Fax: (719) not disclosed    Email: not disclosed
        Class dates:     presented quarterly
                4th Thursday of the month - e.g. 7/17/08    
        Class times:     1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
        Class cost:       $30 - cost verified 5/08
                subject to change - call EPCHD for current cost
        Class topics:    gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV,
                hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, local statistics, protection
        Class speaker: Tammy Maldonado-Long, BS Degree psychology,
                15+ years with El Paso County Health Dept.
        Class size approximately 10 people, maximum capacity 40		 STD Clinic - HIV Test
         El Paso County Health Department
                Attn: Susan Janty
                301 S. Union Blvd.
                Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
                Phone: (719) 578-3148   
                Fax: (719) not disclosed    Email: not disclosed
        Cost:  $30 HIV standard test - results in approximately 2 weeks
                cost verified 5/08; subject to change - call EPCHD for current cost
         Cost:  $45 HIV rapid test - results in approximately 20 minutes
                cost verified 5/08; subject to change - call EPCHD for current cost
 
 
 STD - HIV Awareness Class may have been discontinued due to budgetary constraints
 
 

Physical Directions

El Paso County Health Department main entrance from the parking lot to the east of the building - use the stairway to your left at the entryway
in the basement, the STD - HIV awareness class office is located to the right to the stairs
in the basement, the STD clinic (HIV test) is located to the left of the stairs
 
Out of Town or Out of State Clients
        You may call the probation department for your local municipal court or state court to locate a certified STD - HIV awareness class.
 

Colorado Springs Municipal Court - Probation or Deferred Sentence
 Prostitution Defense
 
        STD - HIV Awareness Class

Upon completion of the STD - HIV awareness class, client should obtain & keep a copy of the completion certificate for client's records and provide a copy to attorney for record archival.  Also provide a copy to Colorado Springs Municipal Court Probation Department by the due date..
 
        HIV TEST

Upon receipt of HIV test results, client should obtain and keep a copy of the test result for client's records and provide a copy to attorney for record archival.  Also provide a copy to Colorado Springs Municipal Court Chief Prosecutor by the due date..
 

IMPORTANT

        DEFERRED SENTENCE.  If client has been granted a deferred sentence and fails to provide the education class completion proof or HIV test result as ordered, deferred sentence may be revoked, client may be sent to jail and sealing of criminal justice records would not subsequently be available.
        PROBATION.  If client has been placed upon probation and fails to provide the education class completion proof or HIV test result as ordered, probation may be revoked, client may be sent to jail.  Sealing criminal justice records is not available if the court imposed sentence and issued a probation order.

DIVORCE RECOVERY WORKSHOPS
 RELATIONSHIP RECOVERY WORKSHOPS
 relevant if you grieve the loss of a relationship

Sunrise United Methodist Church  
2655 Briargate Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO  80920-3884
Phone: (719) 598-7013
email Pastor Emory G. Cowan, Jr. Ph.D.

First Presbyterian Church
219 East Bijou
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-1392
Phone: (719) 471-3763
Relationship Recovery Workshop

First United Methodist Church
 420 North Nevada Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-1285
Phone: (719) 471-8522

Woodmen Valley Chapel
290 East Woodmen Road 
Colorado Springs, CO  80919-1359
Phone: (719) 599-8652  Fax: (719) 592-9305

Call for details on class dates and times.  To my understanding, classes are free or inexpensive and the major focus is upon healing grief, not religion.  I understand divorce recovery workshops are also offered by the Catholic Church and Lutheran Church.  Others likely exist which are not listed here.

SAFE HOUSE
COLORADO SPRINGS
And Other Women's Resources
Crisis Hotline
(719) 633-3819		 Emergency
Dial 911

T*E*S*S*A  Administration
435 Gold Pass Heights   
Colorado Springs, CO  80906-3882

 Mailing Address
PO Box 2662
Colorado Springs, CO  80901-2662

 
Administrative Phone:  (719) 633-1462
Administrative Fax:        (719) 632-2342
Hours:  7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
 

fka The Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
TESSA is an abbreviation for Trust, Education, Safety, Support, and Action
TESSA is located on the Myron Stratton campus.
SB Nevada Ave. as it turns into Highway 115 - just past Southgate over the Lake Ave. overpass is a left turn lane into the Myron Stratton campus or NB Highway 115 just before Lake Ave. right turn into Myron Stratton campus
administrative office location disclosed   safe house location intentionally not disclosed

in emergency circumstances
a victim may be transported by law enforcement direct to residential safe house
Domestic Abuse Restraining Orders Matters
Plaintiff - Alleged Victims
 T*E*S*S*A has forms - will assist in completion
volunteer will accompany to court as moral support
T*E*S*S*A workers are not attorneys, but free or low cost		 Defendant - Alleged Perpetrator
it is unlikely T*E*S*S*A would assist
their mission is prevention of domestic violence
serious potential consequences & repercussions - it's time to defend

El Paso County Department of Human Services - DHS fka DSS
        105 N. Spruce
        Colorado Springs, CO  80905 
        Hours: 8-5, weekdays except holidays
        Phone:  (719) 636-0000   FAX: (719) 636-5599 
        Hotline Phones
                444-5700 Child Abuse - Days
                475-9593 Child Abuse - Nights / Weekends
                444-5755 Adult abuse
        636-0000 Various assistance including financial and child care
        475-8014 Food stamps & welfare

PARENTING AND CHILDREN RESOURCES

KidPower - child personal power and safety training
        614 North Nevada Suite 201
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903-4068
        Phone: (719) 520-1311

Kid's Resource Network of Colorado Springs - CFI, supervised parenting time, parenting classes, mediation, adoption home studies
        Attn: Shawnel Tucker, Executive Director 
        3715 Parkmoor Village Circle  #103
        Colorado Springs, CO 80917
        Phone: (719) 227-7477   Toll Free: (866) 900-5437   Email

SafeKids
         Phone: (719)  633-1462
        Teaches children safety, understanding family violence and abuse, feelings and anger management

The Nurturing Program - parent education and support
        Birth - age 12 physical care  -  communication and child discipline problems
        El Paso County Health Department
                301 S. Union Blvd. 
                Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
                Phone: (719) 578-3210, (719) 578-3205

Pikes Peak Family Connections, Inc. - parent education and support
2220 E. Bijou Suite 2E
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Phone 520-1019     Fax 471-3197

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
        701 South Cascade Ave.
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903-4068
        Phone: (719) 447-9898 Fax: (719) 667-1818
        Supervised Parenting Time and Exchanges
        Court appointed services provided by CASA volunteers
                CASA Advocates may be court-appointed on Dependency & Neglect (D&N) cases to represent the best interests of an abused or neglected child through extensive research and objective reports to the court
                CASA Domestic Relations (Custody) Volunteers can be court-appointed for an initial, neutral, fact-finding investigation and report to the court on parenting time (visitation) and custody issues in domestic cases. $200 fee
                CASA exchange program volunteers - neutral and supervised setting to exchange custody of children in high conflict court cases or non-therapeutic parenting time sessions provided on a temporary basis. Exchanges and parenting time may be scheduled between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and 4:00 and 7:00 on Sundays
                $5 fee per exchange and sliding fee scale for parenting time sessions.

Center on Fathering - father support and education - El Paso County Health Department
        325 North El Paso
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903
        Phone: (719) 634-7797

SKIP - Support for Kids with Ill Parents
        Phone: (719) 594-9651 - Robin Duffy
        support group for children ages 5 - 18 losing one or both parents to terminal illness
        Thursdays 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm held at:
        Sunrise United Methodist Church
                2655 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO  80920
                Phone: (719) 598-7013

Community Partnership for Child Development (CPCD) - Head Start & Even Start + Other Programs
        Phone: (719) 635-1536
        Children prenatal to five years of age
        free comprehensive early childhood development and family programs
        support programs for parents

Children's Advocacy Center of the Pikes Peak Region
         Phone: (719) 636-2460
        Non-profit organization interviews sexually abused children for investigation by law enforcement and human services workers.  Children must be referred / accompanied by law enforcement or a human service worker.

Child Development Center of Colorado Springs
        Phone: (719) 540-7215
        Early evaluation and treatment for children with developmental delays. 
        Assist child with court preparation.  
        Group therapy for parents and children. 

Children's Literacy Center
        Phone: (719) 471-8672
        Free one-on-one tutoring for children in-the 1st through the 3rd grades. 
        Available during the school year. 

A Children's Counseling Center
        Phone: (719) 570-7188
        Life skills assistance to children and families
        Diagnosis, evaluation, counseling and treatment
        Private fee for services, most insurance accepted

Chins Up
        10 Farragut Ave.
        Colorado Springs, CO 80909
        Phone: (719) 475-0562
        Foster care, family preservation, alternative education, youth advocacy for females, mentoring, and treatment services for children and families referred through the DHS

Child Care Connections 
        125 North Parkside Drive Suite 202
        Colorado Springs, CO 80909
        Business: 719-638-2070   Referrals: 719-638-2057 or 1-877-338-CARE (2273)
        Fax: 719-638-2059
        Child care referrals and parent education

Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region
        125 North Parkside Drive
        Colorado Springs, CO 80909
        Phone: (719) 634-1525
            National Urban League

WIC - Women, Infant and Children's Nutrition Program - El Paso County Health Department
        Phone: (719) 578.3225
        Extra food and nutrition to pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants and children

Immunization Clinic - El Paso County Health Department
        Phone: (719) 578-3260
        Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 4:00pm - No appointments necessary

Visiting Nurse Association

ADULTS AND TEENS RESOURCES

Pikes Peak Mental Health
        2802 International Circle
        Colorado Springs, CO  80910-3127
        Phone: 573-9514 PPMH Appointments
        Phone: (719) 635-7000 PPMH Crisis Center

Parenting Agencies - courtesy of Pikes Peak Library District

Center On Fathering
        325 N El Paso St
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903

        (719) 634-7797
         education & training, support groups, outreach, resource center resources & support for dads

Parent Opportunity Program (POP)
        Phone: (719) 634-7797 or 381-4045
        Opportunities regarding employment, parenting time, parent education, peer support, legal services and referrals, child support services.
        Collaboration of Maximus (former support enforcement agency) Center on Fathering, Women's Resource Agency, Goodwill Industries, El Paso County DHS, Colorado Division of Child Support Enforcement and Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement 

The Nurturing Program - parent education and support
        Classes offered through Pikes Peak Family Connection 
        Based on Parents Anonymous model
        Parenting classes: 16 weeks - 3 hours per week
        Teen classes:  18 weeks - 2 hours per week
        Fees based on a sliding scale.
        El Paso County Health Department
                301 S. Union Blvd. 
                Colorado Springs, CO 80910-3123
                Phone: (719) 578-3210, (719) 578-3205 - Rite Wiley

Marriage and Family Treatment Center
        218 E Cache La Poudre Street
        Colorado Springs, CO  80903
        Phone: (719) 520-1711
        Mental health counseling for children, teenagers and adults
        Support groups, individual group and couple counseling

Chapman University Center for Counseling and Therapy
        Phone: (719) 269-0292
        Ongoing 9 week individual and group parenting classes
        Anger management classes

CONSUMER CREDIT ASSISTANCE
 
CCCS - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Colorado  /  CCCS Regional Homepage
 

5265 N Academy Blvd, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 598-2227
M-F 8:30am - 4:30pm MST
 

Main Office
1233 Lake Plaza Drive Suite A
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 576-0909
(800) 798-3328
M-F 8:30am - 4:30pm MST

200 W 1st St, Suite 302
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 542-6620
M-F 8:30am - 4:30pm MST
 
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

       This web page contains contact information regarding coun, treatment and safe housing resources.  Address, phone number & links pages are not intended to be exhaustive, just a few helpful resource tools.  Applicable law may vary depending on the facts of each case - this web page is For Informational Purposes Only.

        CAVEAT: I make no promise or guarantee that any agency or website will remain at the locations indicated, or remain active.  All linked sites were free when last visited unless otherwise indicated - but I make no promise they'll stay free.  No warranty is made regarding reliability, efficiency or integrity of any agency or website referenced herein.  NOTICE: attorney does not endorse any referenced agency, website or product.

please feel free to call or email if you are a client or are seeking representation

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GUSTAFSON LAW OFFICE TOPICAL WEBSITES
DUI DEFENSE - DWAI & DEAC DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE MIP - UNDERAGE ALCOHOL TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE DRIVING UNDER RESTRAINT SPEEDING TICKET DEFENSE
HIT AND RUN DEFENSE DRIVER LICENSE DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE PROSTITUTION DEFENSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENSE
SEALING CRIMINAL RECORDS NUISANCE FORFEITURE DEFENSE SHOPLIFTING - THEFT DEFENSE
FAMILY LAW DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE COLORADO DIVORCE LEGAL SEPARATION STEP-PARENT ADOPTION GRANDPARENT ADOPTION
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Website Initial Publication Date: October 18, 2003 - Republication Date: January 29, 2010

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