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Welcome to the CDHS County Portal, a one-stop shop for county human services directors and staff to find information quickly. If you have any questions about the portal, please reach out to cdhs_clientservices@state.co.us.
What’s hot
Press releases
- 09/05/24: Governor Polis Celebrates Historic $239 Million in Savings on Preschool for Colorado Families
- 09/01/24: Governor Polis Proclaims September as Kinship Care Month
Legislative updates
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County action items
Opportunities
- The 2024 Annual NAPSA conference will take place September 16th-18th, 2024 in Albuquerque, NM. You can learn more about the conference by viewing a detailed program schedule. You can register for the conference and book rooms at the conference hotel through this website.
- The Foster Youth Bill of Rights (YBOR - HB24-1017) was enacted on August 7, 2024. To support the implementation of this bill, the Office of Child Representatives (OCR)) has developed a set of resources for providers to gain a better understanding of the statute and how it impacts children and youth in placement. OCR’s implementation efforts related to HB24-1017 have included the development of the statutorily-mandated notice form and a Foster Youth Rights webpage, as well as the facilitation of a DCW Town Hall with members of our Lived Experts Action Panel (LEAP). An additional implementation effort currently in the works is a community partners training on October 1, 2024, from 12-1:30. Please register here.
- PEAK Office Hours are being held the first Wednesday of each month through December 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the purpose of answering PEAK-related questions from users.
- Dial in: 252-787-0010 PIN: 345 420 650#
Resources.
- Important Deliverable Dates for County Directors
- CDEC Memo Series
- Staff Development Division (SDD) Menu of Services
- BHA Stakeholder Engagement Calendar
- CDHS Rule Tracker
- More than 300,000 eligible students will receive increased access to nutritious meals during the summer months through participation in the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) program. Read more here.
Recent memos
Here are the most recently issued CDHS memos:
- IM-CW-2024-0041 FY 2024 County Parental Fee Refunds
- IM-CW-2024-0040 Child Welfare Educational Stability Allocations for SFY25
- IM-OCYF-2024-0004 SB24-125: Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Statute
- IM-CW-2024-0038 Private Adoption Process when Requesting Adoption Assistance from Colorado County Departments
- IM-CW-2024-0037 New Volume 7.601.81 Social Services Rule
- OM-CSS-2024-0004 ACSES Access Security Requirements
- OM-DEWS-2024-0005 HB 22-1259 Colorado Works COLA Increase SFY 24-25
- OM-CW-2024-0010 Clarification Regarding Medicaid Eligibility for Tribal Children and Youth
- IM-CW-2024-0036 Training and Technical Assistance for Credit Remediation and Credit Education for Youth in Foster Care
- IM-CW-2024-0035 Foster & Adoptive Parents and Non-Certified Kinship Caregivers Online Training
- IM-CW-2024-0034 Catastrophic Liability Insurance for Certified Foster Care Homes
Announcing the 988 Colorado Mental Health Line
To inform the marketing of 988 in our state, we have spent the last 1.5 years conducting extensive research with youth, adults, and behavioral health referrers. We also invited the people of Colorado to provide feedback on our proposed messaging and creative directions. These efforts helped create a unique look and feel for our state, a new website, updated print and digital materials, and advertising placed across the state.
To inform the marketing of 988 in our state, we have spent the last 1.5 years conducting extensive research with youth, adults, and behavioral health referrers. We also invited the people of Colorado to provide feedback on our proposed messaging and creative directions. These efforts helped create a unique look and feel for our state, a new website, updated print and digital materials, and advertising placed across the state.