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CDHS grateful to King Soopers for act of kindness during COVID-19 crisis

The Colorado Department of Human Services is grateful to our longtime partners at King Soopers — not just for employing residents of CDHS’s Wheat Ridge Regional Center for the past 30 years, but for stepping up this week and donating basic food items during a time of need.

Grant applications now open for program that builds SUD treatment and capacity in rural and frontier communities

March 13, 2020: Three Managed Service Organizations (MSOs)-Signal Behavioral Health Network (Signal), West Slope Casa and AspenPointe-have posted grant application opportunities to increase substance use disorder capacity and services in rural and frontier communities, a program created through House Bill 19-1287.

Refugee returns to the medical field four years after fleeing Afghanistan

Announcing the Jail Based Behavioral Health Services Improvement Project

Feb. 26, 2020: The Criminal Justice Services team within the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) has heard feedback from across the state requesting simplification, streamlining, and increased flexibility with our processes.

Colorado Opioid Safety Summit covers new approaches to treatment

Feb. 24, 2020: When it comes to solving the state's opioid crisis, Colorado health care providers and organizations must be willing to embrace change. That was the takeaway from the third Opioid Safety Summit, hosted by the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) and Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) on Feb. 11, 2020.

OBH Program Successfully Increases Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Jan. 17, 2020: Before large-scale federal assistance arrived to combat the opioid crisis, four organizations - Denver Health, Addiction, Research and Treatment Services, Behavioral Health Group- Longmont, and Crossroads Turning Point - stepped up to expand access to life-saving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for people experiencing opioid use disorder (OUD).

Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera visits Arapahoe County Jail

Jan. 17, 2020: Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera toured the Arapahoe County Jail on Jan. 3to see the challenges that county jails face and learn what's being done to improve services for incarcerated individuals.

Colorado receives $5 million to enhance mental health services for homeless youth

April 9, 2019: The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) has been awarded the Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness grant totaling $5 million over five years. The project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

CDHS grateful to King Soopers for act of kindness during COVID-19 crisis

Grant applications now open for program that builds SUD treatment and capacity in rural and frontier communities

Refugee returns to the medical field four years after fleeing Afghanistan

Announcing the Jail Based Behavioral Health Services Improvement Project

Colorado Opioid Safety Summit covers new approaches to treatment

OBH Program Successfully Increases Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera visits Arapahoe County Jail

Colorado receives $5 million to enhance mental health services for homeless youth

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