Colorado Awards 7 Regional Behavioral Health Crisis Services Contracts To 4 Organizations

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) awarded contracts to four organizations to operate the state's existing crisis behavioral health system. On March 26, 2019, CDHS awarded six of its seven regional crisis behavioral health services contracts. The seventh and last contract was awarded on May 7, 2019. The seven regional crisis contractors, called administrative services organizations (ASOs), will provide a network of walk-in crisis centers, crisis stabilization centers and respite and mobile crisis services in their regions.The crisis system aggregate contract value is more than $31 million, which includes the regional contracts and the crisis call . . .