Resources, Forms & Trainings

This is the application form for a child care license to be able to operate a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP).

Checklist used by Licensing to review Specialized Group Facility Youth files

Checklist used by Licensing to review Specialized Group Facility Staff files

Checklist used by Licensing to review Homeless Youth Shelter Staff files

Presented by the Colorado Court Improvement Program in collaboration with: ABA Center on Children and the Law, Colorado County Attorney’s Association, Office of the Child’s Representative, and Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel. Join a three-part virtual training series to learn more about how the Family First Act may affect individual roles and cases. Using the ABA Center’s The Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018: A Guide for the Legal Community, presenters will highlight the impact of selected areas on agency/County attorneys, guardians ad litem, counsel for children, respondent parents’ counsel, and judges.

Checklist used by Licensing to review Homeless Youth Shelter Youth files when the youth is under 18 years old

Checklist used by Licensing to review Homeless Youth Shelter Youth files when the youth is 18 years old or older

This folder contains meeting agendas, minutes and other related documents from the different workgroups of the Implementation Team.

Colorado facilities will complete this form and submit it to their assigned Licensing Specialist at the Division of Child Welfare Provider Services Unit (PSU) with application for License if they plan to enroll with Health First Colorado.

This document (PDF) addresses the following issue: The placement continuum lacks the right number and composition of beds to be fully responsive to the needs of Colorado’s children and youth, resulting in high numbers of kids getting “stuck” at certain points of the continuum and failing to receive responsive care

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 and neglect action isn’t warranted. CYMHTA funding can be available when there is no other appropriate funding source for treatment, such as private insurance.

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.