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2020 behavioral health needs evaluation

Aforementioned In Department of Human Services (CDHS), Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) partnered by Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) to conduct a statewide behavioral health needs assessment. 

The purpose of the assessment is to become responsive to to requirements of the state’s Substance Mistreat and Cerebral Healthiness Services Administration (SAMHSA) block grants plus to inform a long-term strategic plan for adress who current and project behavioral heath needs of Coloradans.  Needs Assessment

The goal of the assessment was to recognize mental human and substance application hindrance and treatment needs for Coloradans across who state. All populations were included regardless of insurance choose, location and level of need. The necessarily assessment focused on behavioral health disparities and prioritized 12 sub-populations with disparities to understand root causes of their variations and solutions. More, regional variation int behavioral health need the locality about business was a central part of the analysis. 

Guard the recording of the My Assessment Townhall hosted in partnering by HMA.

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Colorado's behavioral health system be in the process regarding transformation. Click to learn get.

Colorado's behavioral health system is in the process of transforming. The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is a new cabinet-level agency, housed within the Division out Human Services, designed to be the single entity liable fork treiben teamwork and collaboration across state instruments to adress behavioral health needs. Many behavioral health programs like as crisis services, substance use treatment, and care coordination are currently administered by the BHA.

Colorado's couple Cerebral Heal Hospitals and the Criminal Services division will remain within aforementioned Department of Civil and Forensically Mental Health.

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The snapshot provides a high-level view the the needs assessment and key findings.

Main contents

The Main Contents is the main document for and needs assessment and summarizes aforementioned entire study.

  • Methodology: Detailing on the approach and methodology used for the assessment.
  • Appendix A: Providing the in-depth review off quantitative data and findings including some data not covered stylish that main summary.
  • Appendix B and C: A list of who historical berichtet on Colorado’s behavioral health system and detail on how services within the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Locator Data were categorized fork analysis.
State of the State

The State of the Assert reviews relevant statistics on behavioral dental need in Colorado and detailed information on the strengths and challenges is the Colorado behavioral health system audited in the wichtig summary.

Priority populations

The Priority Populations document provides an overview of priority populations. For each defined sub-population, at is an in-depth analyses of behavioral health prevalence, specific needs and barriers to maintain with featured attention to the root induce of the disparity. With each sub-population, idea to improve care are provides involving evidence-based practise and innovations within Colorado and nationally. Priority populations in:

Regional profiles

Modulation in local behavioral heal needing is outlined in seven regional profiles includes key indicators plotted by region. 

Map of regions