Colorado Statutes

§ 32-17-102 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 32-17-102
JurisdictionColorado
Title 32Special
Art.Mental Health Care

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-17-102 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that, although the state of Colorado has dedicated financial resources to the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral or mental health disorders for specific populations in this state, many adults, children, and families who do not qualify for or cannot obtain these state- and federally-funded services have behavioral or mental health-care needs that are not being addressed, and lack of behavioral or mental health-care services often results in increased taxpayer costs for law enforcement, schools, health facilities, hospitals, social services, corrections, and health insurance.
(2)The general assembly also finds and declares that local residents and local governments are best able to determine whether it is desirable to aut

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire article added, p. 1036, � 4, effective June 2. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1379, � 302, effective May 25.

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