Rocky Mountain Human Services

Transition programs: rmhs runs programs with services for adults and children transitioning from mental health institutions, psychiatric hospitals, or substance abuse facilities to a community setting. rmhs also provides stable housing services to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, while addressing root causes of homelessness through case management.

Client directed mill levy funds: this denver mill levy funded program provides services and resources not available from other funding sources to individuals with i/dd and delays. additionally, the program provides funding to other agencies offering services to individuals with i/dd. services and resources provided including behavioral/mental health; basic needs/environmental supports; education and increasing independence; medical/dental; social/recreational; training and support; and services addressing system gaps.

Child and family services: rmhs provides services to children and adolescents with developmental delays or disabilities, including autism, under three programs. the early intervention (ei) program provides case management and child development services to eligible infants and toddlers, and their families, in the areas of cognition, speech and communication, sensory and motor development, social and emotional development, and self-help skills. the children's clinical program provides comprehensive assessment, consultation, and intervention services to infants, children, and adolescents under age nineteen, and children with autism spectrum disorder. the family support services program (fssp) provides support for families who have children with developmental disabilities or delays with costs that are beyond those normally experienced by other families and focuses on preventing out-of-home placements. the denver early steps program (des) provides case management and direct and services for children under the age of 3 in the city and county of a denver with a 25-32% delay in one of the five areas of development, who are no longer supported by the state early intervention program due to an eligibility criteria rule change, which requires a 33% delay in one area. des also includes the transition home project, which provides families being discharged from the nicu access to an infant specialist, as well as resources and supports to be evaluated for the early intervention program, and autism diagnostic or adaptive testing for children over 3 and outside of the early intervention program. systemic, therapeutic, assessment and treatment (start) provides services to residents of the city and county of denver. this is a community-based tertiary care crisis intervention system for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/dd) with mental /behavioral health (mh) needs and their families or caregivers. life skills and support: this program provides direct care for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the home and community-based services waiver for developmentally disabled (hcbs-dd), supported living services waiver (sls), and children's extensive waiver (ces). hcbs-dd provides 24/7 home living arrangements and all associated supports; sls and ces services include, but are not limited to, home health care, daily living skills coaching, and independent living support. for clients not eligible for waivers, the state sls program provides select services to eligible clients. depending on individual needs, clients may also be provided caregiver respite, personal care, behavioral services, mentorship, transportation, hippotherapy, movement therapy, massage therapy, day habilitation, basic and enhanced homemaker services, supported employment, and community connections. other programs: transportation services to daily activities are available to adult clients who have the ability to participate in independent local travel. the program approved service agency (pasa) administration program provides general ov