Grading the States 2006: Colorado

Overall Grade: U Category Grades: Infrastructure: - Information Access: - Services: - Recovery Supports: -

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $66.30 33 Per Capita Income $32,550 9 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $300 23 Suicide Rank 7

Recent Innovations Enactment of special tax authority Illness self-management

Urgent Needs Funding Maintain open formulary for psychiatric medication  Evidence-based practices Expanded mental health parity

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