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General contact information
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
Phone 303-866-5700 | Fax 303-866-5563
County contact information
County human services departments administer many of CDHS’s benefits, programs and services. Find your county’s contact information.
Office contact information
- Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
General inquiries
- Phone: 303-866-5815
- Email: CDHS_OAADSGeneral_Inquiries@state.co.us
Adult Protective Services
Disability Determination Services
- Phone: 303-368-4100
- Fax: 303-752-5692
Regional Centers
- Phone: 303-866-3671
Veterans Community Living Centers
- Phone: 303-866-6425
State Unit on Aging
- Phone: 303-866-2800
SENSE Colorado
Also known as the Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CDDHHDB) or the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind (CCDHHDB)
- Phone: 720-457-3679
- Email: office.ccdhhdb@state.co.us
Mindsource Brain Injury Network
- Phone: 720-591-6793
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
General inquiries
- Phone: 303-866-4119
Division of Child Welfare
- Phone: 303-866-5932
Domestic Violence Program
- Phone: 303-866-3150
If you are in immediate danger, dial 911. Search for direct assistance locations with the Domestic Violence Assistance Search.
Division of Youth Services
- Phone: 303-866-7956
- Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health
General inquiries
- Email: cdhs_ocfmh_info@state.co.us
- Office of Economic Security
General inquiries
- Phone: 303-866-5368
Food and Energy Assistance
- Phone: 800-536-5298
- Fax: 303-866-5098
- TDD: 303-866-6293
Child Support Services
Find your county's child support contact on the Child Support Services website.
Economic and Workforce Support
- Phone: 800-536-5298
- Fax: 303-866-5098
- Email: CDHS_DEWS_Policy_Inbox@state.co.us
- Administrative Solutions
General inquiries
- Phone: 303-866-5890
Facility contact information
- Mental Health Hospitals
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan
3520 W. Oxford Ave.
Denver, CO 80236- Phone: 303-866-7066
- Fax: 303-866-7048
- Admissions: 303-866-7031
- Medical Records: 303-866-7040
- Patient Representative: 303-866-7079
- Email: sheridan.garcia@state.co.us
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo
1600 W. 24th St.
Pueblo, CO 81003- Phone: 719-546-4000
- Admissions: 719-546-4406
- Medical Records: 719-546-4184
- Patient Representative: 719-546-4034
- Email: cdhs_cmhip.info@state.co.us
- Regional Centers
Grand Junction Regional Center
703 23 2/10 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81505- Phone: 970-245-2100
Pueblo Regional Center
270 W. John Powell Blvd.
Pueblo West, CO 81007- Phone: 719-585-4001
Wheat Ridge Regional Center
10285 Ridge Road
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033- Phone: 303-463-2500
- Veterans Community Living Centers
Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons
1919 Quentin St.
Aurora, CO 80045- Phone: 720-857-6400
- Fax: 720-857-6500
- Email: CDHS_veteranshome_fitzsimons@state.co.us
Bruce McCandless Veterans Community Living Center at Florence
903 Moore Drive
Florence, CO 81226- Phone: 800-283-2668 or 719-784-6331
- Fax: 719-784-5335
- Email: CDHS_veteranshome_fitzsimons@state.co.us
Veterans Community Living Center at Homelake
3749 Sherman Ave.
Monte Vista, CO 81144P.O. Box 97
Homelake, CO 81135- Phone: 888-838-2687 or 719-852-5118
- Fax: 719-852-3881
- Email: CDHS_csvc_homelake@state.co.us
Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle
851 E. 5th St.
Rifle, CO 81650- Phone: 800-828-4580 or 970-625-0842
- Fax: 970-625-3706
- Email: veteranshome.rifle@state.co.us
Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center at Walsenburg
23500 U.S. Highway 160
Walsenburg, CO 81089- Phone: 800-645-8387 or 719-738-5000
- Fax: 719-738-5138
- Email: csvnhadmissions@sprhc.org
- Youth Services Centers
DYS Client Management Offices and Administrative Support Offices
Aspire Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St.
Golden, CO 80401- Phone: 303-273-2600
Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Parkway
Denver, CO 80235Clear Creek Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St.
Golden, CO 80401- Phone: 303-273-2600
Gilliam Youth Services Center
2844 Downing St.
Denver, CO 80205Golden Peak Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St.
Golden, CO 80401- Phone: 303-273-2600
Grand Mesa Youth Services Center
360 28 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81501Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center
13500 E. Fremont Place
Centennial, CO 80112Mount View Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Parkway
Denver, CO 80235Platte Valley Youth Services Center
2200 O St.
Greeley, CO 80631Prairie Vista Youth Services Center
192 Bromley Business Parkway
Brighton, CO 80603- Phone: 303-659-4450 ext. 200
Pueblo Youth Services Center
1406 W. 17th St.
Pueblo, CO 81003Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Parkway
Denver, CO 80235Spring Creek Youth Services Center
3190 E. Las Vegas
Colorado Springs, CO 80906Summit Peak Youth Services Center
2901 Ford St.
Golden, CO 80401- Phone: 303-273-2600
Willow Point Youth Services Center
7862 W. Mansfield Parkway
Denver, CO 80235Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center
1427 W. Rio Grande
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Complaints
The Colorado Department of Human Services' top priority is to meet the needs of those we serve. We work hard to provide our clients with excellent customer care, and your experience with our team matters. If you have a concern or complaint, we will do our best to assist you. We have a philosophy of attempting to resolve issues at the local level, so reaching out to your county first may result in resolving issues in a more timely manner. However, should you need additional assistance with a concern or complaint, CDHS's Client Services is happy to assist.
In alignment with the State Board of Human Services' recommendations, we emphasize that retaliation or retribution against individuals filing grievances is strictly prohibited by law. Additionally, discrimination in any form is illegal, and all individuals, regardless of background or status, have the right to file a grievance without fear of repercussion. We are particularly attentive to the concerns of vulnerable populations within our community and strive to ensure that they feel safe and supported in accessing our child welfare system and other services. You can submit a complaint by filling out one of the forms in the expandable sections below, by emailing cdhs_clientservices@state.co.us, or by calling 303-866-3275.
- General complaints
General complaints include complaints in the following categories:
- Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
- Child Support Services
- Domestic Violence Program
- Foster care
- Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
- Old Age Pension
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Colorado Works (TANF)
- Veterans Community Living Centers
- Website accessibility
If your complaint is in one of the areas listed above, please contact Client Services via one of the following methods:
Online: Fill out the complaint form in English or Spanish
Phone: 303-866-3275
- Important: If you have concerns regarding a Notice from Maximus about MOVEit data security incident, please call 1-833-919-4749.
E-mail: cdhs_clientservices@state.co.us
- Child welfare complaints
If you are concerned about a child or youth's safety and well-being, please call the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 844-CO-4-KIDS. Call 9-1-1 if there is an immediate threat.
Child welfare complaints
Please contact your county human services department.
Further assistance
If you have contacted your county regarding your child welfare concern but need further assistance from the state, please fill out the Child Welfare Complaint form in English or Spanish.
County child welfare complaints
A complaint about Colorado county child welfare practice or a 24-hour facility licensed by the Division of Child Welfare should be sent to CDHS. Fill out the Child Welfare complaint form below or contact Client Services:
- Online: Child Welfare Complaint form in English or Spanish.
- Phone: 303-866-3275
- Email: cdhs_clientservices@state.co.us
Appeal a finding
To appeal a finding, please contact CAMDRS at 303-866-4546.
Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman
The Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman is required by the legislature to serve as an independent state agency that investigates complaints and grievances about child protection services, seek and recommend system improvements and serve as a resource.
Complaints involving the courts and the judicial system
Complaints involving the courts and the judicial system should be made to each respective office. Complaints involving the Guardian Ad Litem, Attorney Special Advocate or Child's Representative should be made to the Colorado Office of the Child's Representative. Complaints about Respondent Parent Attorneys should be made to the Colorado Office of Respondent Parent Counsel.
- Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind complaints
To share a concern or complaint regarding the Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CDDHHDB), please fill out the CDDHHDB Complaint Form.
- To report fraud
CDHS is committed to discovering and addressing fraud, waste and abuse. CDHS's jurisdiction encompasses inappropriate activity by internal employees, contractors and grant recipients, which may include counties as well as private businesses and non-profit entities. Report fraud to CDHS.
Media inquiries
Please direct media inquiries to:
Haysel Hernandez
Chief Communications Officer
720-930-2896
haysel.hernandez@state.co.us
Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests
CDHS is committed to transparency and open government. CDHS complies in all respects with the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and meets all of its constitutional and statutory duties to the people of Colorado in an orderly and expeditious manner. The Department will respond to one CORA request at a time per requestor. You can submit a CORA request by email or mail:
Colorado Department of Human Services
Attn: CORA manager
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
View our CORA policy and the CORA Fees Records Schedule.
Government agencies requesting records pertaining to Child Protective Services should contact the county in which the client resided.
To make a CORA request with the Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program or the PACE Ombudsman Program, email cdhs_ltcombudsman@state.co.us.
Executive director speaking requests
To invite CDHS Executive Director Michelle Barnes to speak at your event, please fill out the CDHS executive director request form.