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Colorado's Human Services Delivery Structure

Subject

Human Services

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

12/17/2019

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the human services delivery structure in Colorado, which is primarily state-supervised and county-delivered. This includes an overview of the offices, divisions, and boards within the Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) and a brief description of the services delivered through Colorado's 64 county departments of human or social services.

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Final/Annual Reports

2019 Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Human Services

Staff Publications

Procedures for Demographic Notes

This memorandum memorializes the process for requesting and preparing Demographic Notes (notes) pursuant to Section 2-2-322.5, C.R.S. It outlines the number of notes per session, the process for requesting notes, the preparation and timing of notes, and the preparation of revised and final notes...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/03/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Human Services

Labor & Employment

Public Health

Staff Publications

Procedures for Demographic Notes Request Form

Procedures for Demographic Notes Form

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/03/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Human Services

Labor & Employment

Public Health

Staff Publications

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Summary Report

Summary report for the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2019

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Human Services Legislation (2019)

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly passed legislation focused on enhancing the state's adoption, foster care, and child welfare programs; expanding a Division of Youth Services (DYS) pilot program designed to change the internal culture of DYS; and enhancing services...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/17/2019

Subject:

Human Services

Staff Publications

Background on the Sale of the Grand Junction Regional Center Campus

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the timeline of events related to the recommended closure of the Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) campus.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2019

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Human Services

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Colorado’s Child Welfare System (18-14)

Colorado’s child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in Colorado, including administration and funding, reporting...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/26/2018

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Hunger Relief Income Tax Credit & Crop and Livestock Contribution Corporate Income Tax Credit

Report No. 2018-TE4

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

09/15/2018

Subjects:

Agriculture

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to child welfare and foster care, youth mental health and suicide prevention, child abuse prevention, the juvenile justice system, and other aspects of family law. The bills described in this document passed...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2018

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Human Services Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to increasing access to behavioral health services, increasing capacity for competency restoration, protecting children in foster care, child care assistance funding, and increasing the effectiveness of other...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2018

Subject:

Human Services

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