Colorado. Department of Human Services.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
CHDS proposes a community response program that will draw on public, private and community supports to keep kids safe. This proposal is a promising practice for preventing child maltreatment and strengthening family functioning by increasing a family's protective capacities.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The Department of Human Services is changing the way staff engages with clients and patients. This new way of serving Coloradans is known as Trauma-informed Care. Essentially, previous approaches tried to answer the question "What is wrong with you?" whereas Trauma-informed Care compassionately asks "What happened to you in the past?"
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Colorado's community mental health and substance abuse treatment system of services and supports is fragmented and lacks the necessary resources to meet the needs of all individuals who can, and should be treated in the community. We know that once those in crisis are stabilized they are best served in their communities, not in institutional care.
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Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Colorado Department of Human Services, Domestic Violence Program (DVP) was contacted by several crisis centers who expressed confusion regarding State Rule 12 CCR 2512-2 (DVP), and 12.201.2.C.6, which instructs advocates to notify victims that reporting "danger to self or others" in addition to mandatory child abuse reporting, is an exception to confidentiality. The purpose of this Guide is to clearly communicate the DVP rule related to danger to...