Press Release

DENVER (Oct. 2, 2019) — The Colorado Department of Human Services, with its partners African Community Center, International Rescue Committee, and Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, will be hosting the Colorado Refugee Speakers Bureau 2019 Showcase on Oct. 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Posner Center for International Development, 1031 33rd Street, in Denver. The event will be hosted by Nermina Mujkanović, a former refugee from Bosnia and speaker at the 2018 showcase.

DENVER (Sept.10, 2019) — The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP) began construction last month on a unit that will add 24 beds to the state’s forensic hospital. Adding beds to the state hospital in Pueblo is part of a coordinated strategy to ensure patients are able to access competency services in a timely manner.

The 24 beds will be within CMHIP’s High Security Forensic Institute building and are expected to open in November 2020. The project budget is $7 million.

The 24 beds are part of a total 128 beds being added this summer through December 2021: 

DENVER (Aug. 22, 2019) — The latest annual report from the Administration for Children & Families revealed that Colorado ranks among the top in the nation for refugee resettlement programs in terms of overall performance using 2018 Federal Fiscal Year outcomes. 

DENVER (July 8, 2019) — The Colorado Department of Human Services proudly announces that the Office of Children, Youth and Families Division of Child Welfare (DCW) has earned the Innovator Seal from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for its ongoing work to develop policies and practices that affirm LGBTQ+ youth in foster care and encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community to become foster and adoptive parents.

DENVER (May 11, 2019) — On Saturday, Gov. Jared Polis and Minna Castillo Cohen, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF), recognized five foster families from across Colorado for their dedication to Colorado’s children and teens in foster care. In addition to playing a critical role by providing safe, stable homes for Colorado’s children, each family is sharing their story to inspire others to help address the statewide need for foster families.