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Colorado to regulate autism therapy providers for the first time

Applied behavior analysis, known as ABA, involves breaking down skills step-by-step and rewarding children for desired behaviors.

Colorado forced out longtime head of deaf services because he was ‘too close’ to his own community, lawsuit alleges
Cliff Moers, who is deaf, spent nearly two decades with the Colorado Division for the...

Colorado Department of Human Services under investigation amid turnover, complaints and nearly $3 million in payouts
The Denver Post's review of internal complaints and interviews with seven current and former agency...

State faces new flare-up of safety concerns over transitional living facility in north Denver suburb
"We recognize and support the critical need for expanded mental health services," Northglenn Mayor Meredith...

Colorado eyes changes to courts’ competency process after high-profile case stirred outrage
Colorado lawmakers want to create a new way to institutionalize mentally ill and disabled people...

Colorado SNAP soda ban on hold, but Polis plans order to end state spending on sugary drinks and alcohol
Gov. Jared Polis acknowledged in an interview Friday that he was working on an executive...

Colorado again kicks the can on SNAP soda ban, with anti-hunger groups calling it a victory
Earlier this month, the state Board of Human Services delayed its vote on whether to...

Colorado detains hundreds of youths deemed releasable because state has nowhere to place them, lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit alleges children as young as 10 are being confined to prison-like conditions for...

Colorado board punts decision to prohibit SNAP from paying for soft drinks
The nine-member board was evenly split at the end of a nearly eight-hour public meeting,...

Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration saw high turnover, low morale even before departing leader took over
Current and former BHA employees alleged in a report published by The Denver Post last...

Colorado wants to limit SNAP from paying for soft drinks. But the board that must finalize the plan is skeptical.
Under the proposal, people buying groceries in Colorado couldn't use SNAP to pay for drinks...

