ARP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TASK FORCE
CCI congratulates Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas and Logan County Commissioner Byron Pelton for their recent appointments to the American Rescue Plan Behavioral Health Task Force. This task force is charged with developing recommendations on how best to use the $550 million allocated through SB21-137.
CCI Letter to Task Force on County Priorities
Colorado has the opportunity to invest $450 million in transformational behavioral health strategies. Via survey counties identified their top 5 investment priorities from a list of 27 options
CCI & CHSDA Letter on High Acuity Crisis in Serving Children
CHSDA & CCI’s letter on the High Acuity Crisis in serving children to Directors Barnes & Bimstefer.
Feedback from CCI's 8/27 Behavioral Health ARPA Task Force Listening Session:
Last Friday, August 27, CCI hosted a listening session to gather county feedback for the Behavioral Health ARPA Task Force conversations that are underway.
Attached HERE is a high-level summary of the investment ideas/strategies that were offered for the $450 million.
Updates from Mental Health Colorado:
Our state has a historic opportunity to make strategic transformational investments to improve access to care, improve transparency and accountability, and end discrimination.
The state has set aside 450 million dollars for one-time investments in behavioral health from the American Rescue Plan Act for use by December 31, 2026.
The Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force and corresponding subpanels are convening the next couple of months to discuss what investments and policy changes need to be made to transform the behavioral health system in Colorado – this includes both mental health and substance use.
To fill out a survey with your suggestions for the state, listen in on meetings, or sign up to receive updates, please go to:
https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/taskforce/
We want to make sure all voices are heard and that we are aligned in our efforts to achieve healthier minds across the lifespan for all Coloradans.
–Vincent Atchity, President & CEO of Mental Health Colorado
