New Behavioral Health Provider to Open in Grand Junction

Ava Health aims to fill gaps in mental healthcare across the Western Slope

Feb. 3, 2026 at 7:31pm

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Ava Health, a new behavioral healthcare provider, will be opening its doors in Grand Junction, Colorado on February 9th. The facility plans to offer a full continuum of services including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient therapy, and ambulatory detox. Ava Health is focused on adaptability, accountability, and accessibility in order to serve a wide range of patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

Why it matters

The Western Slope region has historically faced challenges in accessing quality mental healthcare. Ava Health's new facility aims to provide much-needed services and support, while also taking a proactive approach to supporting its own staff and creating a positive work culture for mental health professionals.

The details

Ava Health will be opening its Crossroads Boulevard location in Grand Junction, with plans to also open a residential care facility in March. The provider will offer a variety of services including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, individual therapy, medication management, and ambulatory detox. Ava Health has created 46 new jobs for the community, hiring a diverse team of paraprofessionals, clinicians, addiction specialists, peer recovery coaches, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and medical staff.

  • Ava Health will open its doors on February 9, 2026.
  • Ava Health plans to open a residential care facility in March 2026.

The players

Ava Health

A new behavioral healthcare provider opening a facility in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Christopher Bennett

Chief executive officer and co-founder of Ava Health.

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What they’re saying

“Ava Health is a full continuum of behavioral health services. We'll be opening our partial hospitalization program, our intensive outpatient program, outpatient services like med management, individual therapy, as well as our outpatient or ambulatory detox services.”

— Christopher Bennett, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Ava Health

“What that means is that when somebody picks up the phone and has a mental health or a substance use scenario, situation going on within their own home, or they're struggling with substances, to be able to call us. And for the most part, we will have a service that will be able to meet them exactly where they are.”

— Christopher Bennett, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Ava Health

What’s next

Ava Health plans to open a residential care facility in Grand Junction in March 2026, further expanding its mental healthcare services in the region.

The takeaway

Ava Health's new facility in Grand Junction aims to improve access to comprehensive behavioral health services across the Western Slope, while also prioritizing the wellbeing of its own staff in order to create a sustainable model of mental healthcare delivery.