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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
House Bill 13-1239 charges the Colorado Department of Human Services with the responsibility of creating a "statewide youth development plan" in partnership with stakeholders. This plan is aimed at strengthening Colorado' youth system by identifying gaps, best practices, existing evidence-supported work, and recommended enhancements. The goals of the plan are to identify key issues affecting youth and young adults, and to align strategic efforts to...
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Throughout Colorado, judges have ordered individuals awaiting trial to be evaluated for their competency to participate in their own defense. Often times these individuals are found to be Incompetent to Proceed, meaning they must be restored to mental competency before they can stand trial for their alleged crimes. In 2010, Colorado ranked 48th in the nation in total public and private psychiatric beds.
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
In early 2014, Office of Behavioral Health initiated a 15-month project to produce an exploratory behavioral health equity report for the state of Colorado. Committed to improving and promoting behavioral health equity in the state, OBH partnered with OMNI Institute, a Denver-based non-profit social science research firm, to lead this effort.
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
This is Colorado's FY 2006, or Year Two, Implementation Report for Colorado's federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Plan. This report covers the first fiscal year of Colorado's new, multi-year plan that was approved without modifications for FY 2005-2007. Of the 28 targets in this Plan, Colorado achieved 12, and missed another two by 1.0 percent or less. Four of the remaining 14 that were missed were related to evidence-based and promising...
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