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Beyond ChildhoodColorado human help

A parent-first guide to Colorado adult services

Turn Colorado’s DD system into the next action you can complete.

Choose the situation that fits. Every action shows where to start, what to prepare, what happens next, what proof to save, and who to contact when progress stops.

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Immediate danger? Call 911. For mental-health crisis help, call or text 988 or use Colorado’s official local crisis-team directory. Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult to the 24-hour Colorado Adult Abuse Reporting Center at 844-880-1574.

Human help at any point

Find the Case Management Agency for your county

Colorado routes intake, eligibility work, assessment, planning, and service coordination through county-based Case Management Agencies. Beyond Childhood does not publish a guessed assignment. Use the official directory, or call the Health First Colorado Member Contact Center at 800-221-3943.

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All six Colorado starting situations

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Not started or approaching school exit

Open the correct Case Management Agency path, build the evidence record, and connect DVR.

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Assessment, Medicaid, or parallel supports are unresolved

Complete Medicaid and assessment work while health, housing, and benefits continue.

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A program result, funding state, or plan step arrived

Separate every determination, support-planning step, and notice response.

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Choosing direction, providers, rates, or a start

Separate delivery-model fit, provider evidence, rate authority, authorization, acceptance, staffing, and start.

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A decision is adverse or authority is uncertain

Use the correct appeal, grievance, benefit, and decision-support route.

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Urgent need, crisis, mistreatment concern, or service breakdown

Address immediate safety, then document and correct the system failure.

Provider evidence

Listing is not availability

These examples demonstrate the evidence standard. They are not recommendations. Directly verify service, geography, license when applicable, current capacity, safeguards, staffing, quality, and individual fit.

Official listing example

HCPF IDD provider search

Listed service: A candidate for the exact service and area

Area: Verify enrollment, certification or license when applicable, capacity, acceptance, safeguards, staffing, quality, and fit

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Official listing example

Case Management Agency referral

Listed service: Providers associated with assessed and authorized needs

Area: Request choices and verify every operational fact directly

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Official listing example

CDASS, IHSS, or agency option

Listed service: A delivery model for authorized CFC attendant services

Area: Confirm program, assessment, training, worker or agency readiness, backup coverage, authorization, and start

Official listingCheckedAccepting inquiriesUnknownActual openingUnknownQuality / fitNot evaluated

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Transparency

Colorado official-source register

SourceOwnerStatusCheckedReview
Find the Case Management Agency and Community Center Board for your county Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Colorado intellectual and developmental disability services and supports Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Supported Living Services Waiver Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Developmental Disabilities Waiver Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Apply for Health First Colorado Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Community First Choice Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent after June 30, 2026 waiver transition2026-07-29monthly
Colorado Single Assessment and Person-Centered Support Plan Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Participant-directed programs Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Consumer-Directed Attendant Support Services Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent after CFC transition2026-07-29monthly
Find Colorado HCBS and IDD providers Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Provider rates and fee schedules Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Health First Colorado appeals Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Health First Colorado and CHP Plus grievance form Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Colorado DVR request for services Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitationcurrent2026-07-29monthly
HCP care coordination and transition support through age 21 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentcurrent through age 212026-07-29quarterly
Colorado transition services for members Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent2026-07-29quarterly
Apply for Social Security disability benefits Social Security Administrationcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Colorado supported decision-making law Colorado General Assemblycurrent enacted law2026-07-29annual
988 Colorado mental health line Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentcurrent2026-07-29monthly
Colorado Adult Protective Services Colorado Department of Human Servicescurrent2026-07-29monthly
State Supported Living Services Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financingcurrent limited state funding2026-07-29monthly