Colorado Department Of Human Services (CDHS)

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law last week which creates a new state agency to mange behavioral health services.

Scott Kindel lives in Louisville, Colorado with his wife and 2-year-old son. He began drinking at 12 before moving on to his mom's prescription pain pills…

A chorus of voices fills a Denver call center, coming from the rows of soldier-like operators in cubicles.“Colorado support line. This is Caroline,” a…

Police officer Tash Petsas and clinician Alan Marschke patrol the streets of Longmont, waiting for another call from dispatch about a guy named John. They…

Human trafficking impacts all people -- but it’s more common in Colorado than many other states. The 93 cases reported in 2015, of which more than…

Because of a state accounting error, 41 Colorado counties have to pay back $7.1 million.For years the Colorado Department of Human Services overpaid…

Earlier in May a majority of state lawmakers signed a letter to the governor expressing concerns over what they said are disturbing issues within the…

A Rocky Mountain PBS I-News analysis of data provided by the Colorado Department of Human Services revealed that only 28.7 percent of foster youth will…