Human Services

This site provides an overview of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, its services, and developmental-disabilities related information.

This site provides a detailed listing of programs and services offered to children, families, and individuals. New services offered to elders are highlighted.

CDHS oversees the state’s 64 county departments of social/human services, the state’s public mental health system, Colorado’s system of services for people with developmental disabilities, the state’s juvenile corrections system and all state and veterans’ nursing homes, through more than 5,000 employees and thousands of community-based service providers.

Provides information and links to: Direct Services to People with Disabilities, Disability Access and Rights in California, Assistance for Current Consumers, Independent Living Information, & Services for Employers.

Department of Mental Health Homepage provides information and links to: Statewide 24 Hour Mental Health Crisis Hotline, the California Care Network, Mental Health Care Facilities Search, and Ombudsman Services.

This document describes Legacy Express, a program in Georgia which attempts to improve the quality of services provided to older Americans and their caregivers. Legacy Express provides vouchers to caregivers which may be spent on service options. The objective is to give caregivers the authority and flexibility to select those service options that work best for them. This program’s implementation and impact is explained in the document.

A presentation overview of Public Housing Authorities and accessing Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications. PHAs administer 3.2 million government subsidized housing resources for low income households and people with disabilities must have an equal opportunity to participate in PHA programs. Presented at the Midwest Regional Housing Forum by Ann O'Hara.

This paper lays the groundwork for understanding the implications of the historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision in the case of Olmstead vs. L.C., which has far-reaching consequences for persons with disabilities. The paper reviews the critical components influencing the case. Also, the paper describes the federal and state responses to the ruling and concludes with a brief discussion of some legal issues that will be debated in the courts.

Presentation slides from the Midwest Regional Housing Forum provide an overview of the Olmstead decision, implications of Olmstead, the population covered by Olmstead, as well as info regarding housing affordability for people with disabilities, key principles of supportive housing, housing resources and opportunities. The slides also provide potential strategis for housing under Olmstead.

In this report, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) traces the budget issues that states confronted in 2002 and examines how they addressed those issues. The report also describes long-term care legislation enacted in 2002 and long-term care planning work that is under way in many states.