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The Department of Human Services has 11 budget areas: Child Welfare, Disability Services, Division of Youth Services, Mental Health & Alcohol/Drug Abuse, County Administration, Executive Director???s Office, Information Technology, Operations, Child Care, Adult Assistance and Self-Sufficiency.

The Colorado Department of Health Care and Policy Financing (HCPF) is responsible for administering the state???s Medicaid program and other federally subsidized health care programs for children, the disabled, elderly, low-income and uninsured Coloradoans.

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Issue Brief explaining effects of the recent economic recession and Colorado???s TABOR Amendment on funding for mental health programs in the state.

A Boulder Daily Camera commentary describing some difficulties for families with mentally ill children in a state where public funding for school-based mental health clinics is low.

Articles: Campaign for Colorado Launches Petition Drive for Ballot Measures, Issue Briefs: TABOR???s impact on higher education, mental health, and public libraries, TABOR in the News

Articles: Fewer Working Families Get Child Care, No Child Left Behind Law Under Fire, High School ???Unrecognized Crisis???, CO Short On Mental Health Services

This bill represents an opportunity gain for Colorado. By creating six family advocacy demonstration programs across the state, families with seriously mentally ill juvenile delinquents will be better able to access appropriate mental health treatment.