Denver Strategic Framework For Improving Behavioral Health Calls For Greater Use Of Data To Guide Policy

The city of Denver’s new strategic framework for improving behavioral health calls for a greater use of data to guide policy to ensure that communities promote well-being, broadly improve access to care, provide early crisis services, and provide integrated and coordinated care. The goal is to improve existing services, systems, and responses to ensure they provide consistent and comprehensive care.

The framework recommends building on the Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS), a regional partnership among the metro-Denver area public health departments that uses electronic health record data to aggregate medical and behavioral health data from . . .