Press Release

Colorado's pandemic food assistance program — known as Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer or P-EBT— has supported 500,000 children and families who may have experienced food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staff from CDHS's Office of Behavioral Health discussed dozens of strategies to reform the state’s behavioral health system at a Joint Budget Committee hearing today as the state gears up to launch a new Behavioral Health Administration.

We are committed to addressing the problems and gaps in the behavioral health system and to making bold changes to ensure people get the mental health and substance abuse treatment and services they deserve.

To provide extra support to people living with addiction this holiday season, the Recovery Cards Project is increasing its order limit of free greeting cards that can be sent to anyone and provide hope and motivation to people in recovery.

CDHS's Office of Behavioral Health has announced that Dr. Victoria Trapp will become the new chief executive officer of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan effective Dec. 4.

The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo has earned accreditation from The Joint Commission for the next three years after successfully demonstrating continuous compliance with performance standards and providing safe and quality patient care.

Coloradans experiencing job loss can receive support navigating available behavioral health benefits and resources through 211 Colorado thanks to a partnership between the CDHS Office of Behavioral Health, 211 Colorado and Mile High United Way.

Today, the Colorado Department of Human Services' Office of Early Childhood released a report that includes nine recommendations to help keep children safe while they are in child care settings.

Gov. Jared Polis has approved $19.7 million in emergency discretionary funding to secure 64 private hospital beds for inpatient competency services as CDHS's Office of Behavioral Health responds to record demand for competency evaluations and restoration services.

In a historic response to the growing youth mental health crisis, today the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) and partners launched the I Matter program that provides up to three free counseling sessions for Coloradans ages 18 and younger or 21 and younger for those receiving special education services.