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The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is committed to enhancing the Behavioral Health Crisis Response System to establish a comprehensive, coordinated, easily accessible, culturally competent, and integrated system for people who are experiencing significant behavioral health crises. A comprehensive system will promote universal access to the most appropriate supports and resources as early as possible to decrease the utilization of hospital emergency departments, jails, prisons and homeless programs for behavioral health emergencies. This crisis system will reflect a continuum of care from crisis response through stabilization and safe return to the community with adequate support for transitions to each stage.
In response to the findings and recommendations from the CDHS Office of Behavioral Health House Bill 2010-1032 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services Study Report, January 2013, and in accordance with Senate Bill 13-266, the CDHS is soliciting competitive proposals from experienced and financially sound organizations to operate crisis services. This RFP has been designed based on input from stakeholders across Colorado through structured stakeholder meetings, a stakeholder survey and input from the Colorado Crisis Response System Advisory Group and the Advocacy Focus Group. Stakeholders include representatives such as State behavioral health and Medicaid staff, community behavioral health providers, hospitals, law enforcement, individuals with behavioral health disorders and their families.
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