WEST VALLEY CITY, UT–April 15, 2026– The Children’s Center Utah received a $50,000 grant from CommonSpirit Health to support center-based clinical mental health services for underserved children in Utah.
“We are deeply pleased to lend support through our CommonSpirit Community Health Improvement Grant program to these exceptional organizations as they engage in critical, life-changing work in our communities,” said Andrew Gaasch, Mountain Region President. “Their efforts align perfectly with our mission: to improve the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. This initiative reflects our unwavering focus on caring for our communities and addressing their most pressing health challenges with compassion and innovation.”
Demand for infant and early childhood mental health services continues to grow across Utah, particularly among families facing barriers to timely care. This grant strengthens upstream intervention efforts, allowing more children and families to receive support early in life, before mental health challenges become more severe.
The Children’s Center Utah was one of 55 organizations in the Mountain Region to receive $1.5 million in grant funding in 2026. More than 300 community-based organizations applied for grants this year.
“This grant will help us expand access to critical and effective early childhood mental health services for young children, their families and caregivers, ensuring they receive support during the most formative years of development,” said Rebecca Dutson, president and CEO of The Children's Center Utah. “We are deeply grateful to CommonSpirit Health for helping us reach more children earlier, when intervention can make the greatest difference.”
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About The Children’s Center Utah
Founded in 1962, The Children's Center Utah provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. The Children's Center Utah remains the only organization in Utah providing trauma-informed, research-based mental health services exclusively to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers and families. Recognized as experts in the field of children's mental health, The Children's Center Utah's multidisciplinary team of licensed clinicians provides compassionate, professional care that early childhood providers and others statewide seek out as a trusted resource.
The Children's Center Utah strengthens Utah's continuum of early childhood mental health services through Center-Based Clinical Services, including Outpatient Clinical Services and the Therapeutic Preschool Program; Statewide Provider Services, including Early Childhood Consultation, Training, and Coaching; and Capacity-Building Work, including Workforce Development, Public Awareness, and Program/Policy Development.
For more information, visit childrenscenterutah.org.
About CommonSpirit Health
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpiritHealth delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at commonspirit.org.