Colorado Crisis Services includes five service modalities: the statewide crisis hotline, regional walk-in crisis services and crisis stabilization units, regional mobile crisis and respite services in some areas of the state. DHS' Office of Behavioral Health, which oversees Colorado Crisis Services, is committed to enhancing the behavioral health crisis response system to ensure comprehensive, coordinated, easily accessible, culturally informed and integrated services are available for people who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Colorado's statewide crisis program provides clinical and peer support for individuals in need of mental health, substance use or emotional crisis help. The term 'crisis' was intentionally not defined to ensure people reaching out for services could self-define their experience, allowing for accessibility that does not require formal diagnosis or connection to a specific issue.
