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Jan. 30, 2022: January is National Mentoring Month, and the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wishes to celebrate the work of a few of our grantees who are invested in creating and expanding opportunities for youth through mentoring. Today we spotlight the work of Partners of Delta, Montrose and Ouray by featuring a submission from Partners Executive Director Curtis Hurst.

Jan. 31, 2022: When a child shows signs of a mental health disorder, it’s critical to get them enrolled in services right away. But for many parents, finding the right care can be a long and exhausting process. The State’s Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act program, or CYMHTA, connects qualifying families to mental health treatment, a clinical care coordinator and additional services to keep children and families together during treatment.

Jan. 26, 2022: January is National Mentoring Month, and the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wishes to celebrate the work of a few of our grantees who are invested in creating and expanding opportunities for youth through mentoring. Today we spotlight the work of Partners Mentoring Youth in Larimer County by featuring a submission from Partners Community Based Program Manager Abby Rains.

Jan. 24, 2022: January is National Mentoring Month, and the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wishes to celebrate the work of a few of our grantees who are invested in creating and expanding opportunities for youth through mentoring. Today we spotlight the work of Gunnison Valley Mentors by featuring a submission from Gunnison Valley Mentors Executive Director Tina McGuiness.

Jan. 10, 2022: The Colorado Department of Human Services is coordinating with other state agencies, providers, schools and community organizations to ensure Coloradans’ behavioral health needs are met following the Marshall fire on Dec. 30. We've compiled a list of behavioral health resources.

Dec. 21, 2021: Four county jails in Southeast Colorado (Prowers, Bent, Otero and Crowley) receive Jail Based Behavioral Health Services (JBBS) support to provides mental health, substance use, and re-entry services for incarcerated inmates. This summer, the jails partnered to open the Re-Entry Center in Lamar that serves as a space for clients to meet with the counties' shared transition services coordinator for help with referrals, sending applications to sober living programs, mental health, and substance use treatment facilities, as well as assisting them in applying for things like identification, birth certificates, Medicaid, and food assistance. 

Dec. 6, 2021: Nearly 50 Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) programs statewide teach people skills to motivate loved ones in recovery, and—just as importantly—tend to their own emotional needs.

Nov. 23, 2021: On Nov. 1, Governor Jared Polis released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021-22, including proposed investments to support the opening of two units at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan that are currently under construction; a 1.0 percent rate increase for community-based providers; improving involuntary mental health treatment; and more.

Nov. 19, 2021: The Office of Behavioral Health is seeking public comment on Colorado’s Annual Synar Report for Federal Fiscal Years 2021-2022 as a part of the rules listed in the Tobacco Regulation for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant.