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CDHS Zoning Template 2026

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Last Updated: Jul 24, 2026

Resource Type: Form

Issue: ABA Clinic, Day Treatment, Homeless Youth Shelter, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

2026 FAQs for Applied Behavior Analysis Clinics

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Last Updated: Jul 15, 2026

Resource Type: FAQ

Issue: ABA Clinic

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Facility Process for Becoming a QRTP

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Last Updated: May 18, 2026

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2026

Resource Type: Background Checks

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Privacy Act notification form

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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2026

Resource Type: Background Checks

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

How-To Guide

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Last Updated: Mar 18, 2026

Resource Type: Background Checks

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

CDHS State Contracted Bed(s) Screening Questionnaire

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

Issue: Contracts Administration

Audience: General Public

Operation Memo: State Contracted Out-of Home Care

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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026

Issue: Contracts Administration

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Colorado CANS FAQs

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Last Updated: Jan 14, 2026

Colorado Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Frequently Asked Questions This is still a draft - questions and edits will be added as needed

Resource Type: FAQ

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Process for Becoming an Instate Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF)

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Last Updated: Aug 18, 2025

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Psychotropic Medication for Children and Adolescents in Colorado’s Child Welfare System

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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2025

Resource Type: Fact Sheet, Form, Trauma-Informed Care Treatment Model Templates

Issue: — — Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Judicial/Legal, Service Providers

OCR – Foster Youth Bill of Rights

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Last Updated: May 5, 2025

Colorado Office of The Child's Representative - Foster Youth Bill of Rights

Resource Type: Link

Issue: — — Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Adoption — Private & International, Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Contracts Administration, Performance Management & Outcomes, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Specialized Group Facility, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

December 2024 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Jan 9, 2025

Prevention and Core Services Newsletter December 2024 December signals the end of the year. It is a time for reflection, gratitude, and action. It is the ultimate planning month. What do you want to accomplish in 2025? What do you want to add more of to your life or experience…

Resource Type: Newsletter

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Judicial/Legal, Other, Service Providers

Facility Process to Become an Approved Facility School

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Day Treatment

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Family First Implementation FAQs

Older man And younger girls Relaxing On Sofa At Home

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Last Updated: Jul 31, 2024

Family First provides an opportunity to make substantial improvements in the outcomes of children, youth and families in the child welfare system.

Resource Type: FAQ

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: General Public

OBH Momentum Program website

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Last Updated: Jul 22, 2024

For Momentum Program website

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Center for Excellence In Adoption Services (CEAS)

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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2024

The Center for Excellence in Adoption Services is a nonprofit organization working with the adoption community to achieve better outcomes for children, adults, families, and communities involved in adoption.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Private Domestic Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Colorado Cross-Systems Training Institute

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration and the Cross-Systems Training Institute are committed to protecting the health and safety of all Coloradans. We have transitioned all of our trainings to a virtual platform, and at this time for the foreseeable future all live trainings are being offered virtually. We also encourage…

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Performance Management & Outcomes, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Building Bridges Initiative

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Building Bridges Initiative provides tools to support your work with the Building Bridges five core values and principles to implement best practices

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and…

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

resources on child trauma by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Performance Management & Outcomes, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Understanding QRTPs and IMDs

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Qualified Residential Treatment Program Quarterly Review

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Trauma-Informed Care Scoring Rubric

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2024

This document is intended to help guide agencies in developing a Trauma-Informed Care Model and will be used by the Colorado Department of Human Services- Office of Behavioral Health in scoring each agency's model.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet, Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) website

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is a law that has been enacted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This law establishes orderly procedures for the interstate placement of children and fixes responsibilities for those involved in placing the child.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Child Placement Agency — Adoption, Child Placement Agency — Foster Care, Day Treatment, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility, Secure Residential Treatment Center, Specialized Group Facility

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

CDHS Adoption Information website

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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2024

The Colorado Department of Human Services’ goal is to keep children and youth with their birth families. However, there are certain situations in which that is not possible or in the best interest of the child or youth. In those situations, we seek adoptive families for children and youth in…

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

IRS Adoption Tax Credit

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Children’s Hospital Colorado – International Adoption Clinic

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Families Rising

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

National Council for Adoption

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Issue: Adoption — Private & International

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

U.S. Department of State – Intercountry Adoption Information

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

Information published by the U.S. Department of State covering many different aspects of intercountry adoption, including federal legislation, country information, and overall process.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Adoption — Private & International, Intercountry Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Intercountry Adoption Service Provider (Agency) Directory

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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2024

A complete list of accredited/approved Adoption Service Providers (Agencies) and the countries in which they work

Resource Type: Other

Issue: Adoption — Private & International, Intercountry Adoption

Audience: General Public, Service Providers

Professional foster care pilot program

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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2023

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is excited to announce a new contract for therapeutic foster care and a professional foster care pilot program with Superior Caregivers.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Performance Management & Outcomes

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Colorado Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)

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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2023

Colorado Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Residential Child Care Facility

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Child and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) Program

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This web link provides information on the Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) (C.R.S. 27-67-101, et. seq.), also called House Bill 18-1094, which allows for families to access mental health treatment services for their child or youth. CYMHTA is an alternative to child welfare involvement when a dependency…

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

OBH Momentum Program

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

The Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) Momentum Program supports the transition of children and adults from inpatient mental health institutes, hospitals, home and other care settings to community living.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

SB21-137: Behavioral Health Recovery Act

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This is a summary of the 2021 bill concerning the "Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021".

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Colorado Family First Implementation Team

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This group is responsible for developing, deploying and monitoring a plan to implement Colorado's Family First Implementation Road Map

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

FamilyFirstAct.org

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This website provides access to a comprehensive set of resources related to Family First. It has information on the law, as well as a searchable database of resources on a wide range of relevant topics.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

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