In September of 2010, the DBHPRP transferred from the Colorado Department of Human Services to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Emergency Preparedness and Response Division. Our mission is to continue implementing the nation’s leading disaster behavioral health system that provides resources, technical assistance, consultation and guidance for the people and organizations of Colorado, from preparedness through recovery in promoting, maintaining and restoring individual and community psycho-social well being. We accomplish this through the following:

1. Leading in the areas of policy, procedure and system development;

2. Training in response/recovery modalities;

3. Raising awareness in the areas of personal and community preparedness;

4. Acquiring, developing and distributing resources and tools;

5. Coordinating response and service delivery.

We work with 1st responders, individuals, state agencies, local organizations and communities in ways that are cooperative, collaborative, culturally congruent, diverse and strategic in nature. This effort has lead to the development of: 1) CoCERN, 2) a well trained community cadre built through the development and delivery of disaster behavioral health trainings, and 3) response resources and their dissemination. This is a nationally recognized program for providing leadership, consultation, training, technical assistance, and building community and state level capacity to respond to behavioral health service needs in the event of a disaster.

• Colorado Crisis Education and Response Network (CoCERN)
• Family Preparedness
• Preparation for Natural Disasters
• School Preparedness and Response (coming soon...)
• Special Populations
• Staff Information
• Training