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Publisher
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
On June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court found in Olmstead v. L.C. that unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities in institutions is a form of discrimination based on disability. Colorado has implemented a number of planning efforts that were designed to address the Olmstead decision. While not implemented, these plans provided substantive guidance to state efforts which resulted in a number of important achievements. These...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The 2014 CMS Final Rule for Medicaid funded Home and Community Based Services (HCBS Final Rule) programs marks an opportunity to build a truly person-centered service delivery system that supports older adults and people with disabilities. Implementation of the rule will help thousands of Colorado's older adults and people with disabilities to enjoy the full promise of community living by prioritizing the quality of each individual's experience.
Series
Evaluation report volume 30
Publisher
Evaluation Services, Division of Mental Health, Department of Institutions
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Publisher
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Pub. Date
2017-2019.
Language
English
Description
A statewide study that identified gaps in services for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) who experience a behavioral health issue (Gap Analysis).
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Task Force
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Colorado has a behavioral health system that works for some people, but not all. The Behavioral Health Task Force heard from hundreds of Coloradans who are continuing to struggle to access the care they need for themselves or a loved one. Tragically, many of these stories ended up in the death of a loved one. In 2018, Colorado had the seventh-highest suicide rate in the nation. Additionally, 15.3% of Coloradans reported poor mental health in 2019,...
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) often struggle during the transition process from high school to adulthood. After age 21, young adults with disabilities "age out" of the myriad services and supports required by law through the school system and transition into the state agency responsible for providing services and supports to adults with I/DD. This transition is an abrupt change that many parents and youth characterize...
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