January 2010
This month's updates come from:
- Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
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Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- The new LINKS Repository for Systems Transformation (ReST) Website is now available at http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/ipsp/ReST/index.html! The ReST Website has links to over 100 highly practical, hands-on resources that can help local communities and state agencies integrate multiple systems to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families.
For more information, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@csi-policy.org
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Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
- The new edition of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) Blue Guide is here! This past summer, CCHI revised and updated their guide to services for under- and uninsured persons in Colorado. The guide, officially titled "Connecting Care and Health in Colorado: A Guide to Services for the Uninsured," is a user-friendly resource book designed to help consumers navigate the complex maze of health and human service programs in Colorado, identify public programs that consumers may be eligible for, and locate safety net programs and resources throughout the state. This guide may be useful to those working on systems change by making clear how Colorado’s health safety net systems work. CCHI also provides free trainings on how to use the guide.
For more information about trainings, or to get a copy of the new Blue Guide, please email Chloe Benson at chloe@cohealthinitiative.org or call at 303.839.1261. Please include your name, mailing address, and the number of copies you would like.
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Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is conducting a number of Outreach Conferences in February and March for all those interested in better assisting Coloradans in applying for public health insurance. The dates and destinations are:
- February 1 and 2 – Durango
- February 3 and 4 – Alamosa
- February 18 and 19 – Denver
- February 24 and 25 – Grand Junction
- March 3 and 4 – Lamar
- March 17 and 18 – Greeley
- March 30 and 31 – Colorado Springs
- Conference topics include: department updates, introduction to family Medicaid and CHP+ policy; certified application assistance site training; presumptive eligibility (PE) and medical assistance (MA) site application process; how to assist a client with the redetermination, recertification and reassessment (RRR) process; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) overview, including HITECH/ARRA updates; family Medicaid and CHP+ for non-citizen groups overview; introduction to single purpose application (SPA) assistance; overview of Colorado’s new online application and benefit tool: Colorado PEAK; how to add-a-baby to a Medicaid and/or CHP+ case; breast cervical cancer prevention (BCCP) overview; and public forums about the Colorado Health Care Affordability Act (House Bill 09- 1293) Medicaid Buy-In Program for people with disabilities and the Adults without Dependent Children expansion populations.
For more information, please email outreach@hcpf.state.co.us
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
- The Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA) has released an announcement of available funds for the 2010 Colorado Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG). The purpose of the funds is two-fold: 1. To prevent and reduce crime and delinquency using collaborative evidence-based and promising practices; and 2. To improve outcomes through effective and efficient use of resources (financial, community, human) to bridge gaps within the criminal and juvenile justice system. Applications are due Friday, February 26th at 3pm.
- Those eligible to apply include units of government at the municipal, county and state level, including special districts. The JAG program strongly encourages partnerships, so applications may support projects involving combined teams of agencies at all levels and including non-profit organizations.
- The 2010 JAG Application, instruction, and supporting documentation can be obtained through the OAJJA web site at http://dcj.state.co.us/oajja/AAFs/JAG_Byrne_AAF.html.
For more information, please contact grant manager Kenya Lyons at (303) 239-4475 or kenya.lyons@cdps.state.co.us
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National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
- RISE University is excited to announce a free full-day training called Creating Trauma-Informed Systems of Care for Human Service Settings. This statewide training has been brought to Colorado courtesy of the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care, and RISE University; through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and the National Association of Statewide Mental Health Program Directors.
- The training is intended for policy makers, advocates, providers, clinicians, consumers, first responders, hospital staff & administrators, police & sheriffs’ departments, and financial officers. This training is free and open to all statewide. RISE University credits are available for this training.
- Date: March 9th, 2010
- Time: 9am until 4pm
- Location: Community Reach Center in Northglenn, at 11285 Highline Drive, Northglenn, CO 80233
For more information, or to register for the training, please call 720-490-4401.
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Brought to you by the Center for Systems Integration for the Colorado LINKS for Mental Health Initiative. For more information about the Initiative, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@CSI-Policy.org.
