Federal and state special education laws and regulations require public school districts to identify, assess and evaluate students from birth through 21 years of age, and then provide speech and language services to students ages 3 to 21 who exhibit speech or language impairments that adversely affect educational performance. These guidelines are designed to facilitate the implementation of consistent evidence-based practices in Colorado for determining...

Postpartum depression is identified as an issue of significance in the Medicaid population. The Department and HSAG developed a pilot, provider-based intervention designed to identify strategies to increase the number of Medicaid providers who administer postpartum depression screenings and, as applicable, to provide treatment referrals to the appropriate regional behavioral health organizations (BHOs) or community mental health centers (CMHCs).