craig harper
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Robert Werthwein to step down from state Office of Behavioral Health
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Robert Werthwein, the director of the state’s Office of Behavioral Health since Sept. 2017, will resign at the end of February next year, he announced in an email Tuesday. Axios Denver, which first reported his resignation, said he did not cite a reason for his resignation, only that he intended to pursue other opportunities. A spokesperson…
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With mental health needs in crisis, will a new state agency help?
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Mental health services, far outstripped by the need for both youth and adults, are the focus of a new state agency being created within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). The new agency, which will be known as the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), is to be housed, until at least 2024, within CDHS. The…
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State ed funding stable in mid-year adjustment
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For the first time in a decade, the state’s share of education funding in Colorado will not need a mid-year adjustment. However, a drop in enrollment and local revenue will still hit school districts, members of the Joint Budget Committee learned Tuesday, Jan. 24. Committee staff member Craig Harper presented the Department of Education‘s supplemental…
