Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act

Course Summary

The goal of this course is to help assessors and others involved in the Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) process understand Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) specific requirements for completing an ESA. This course also describes the role that ESAs play in accessing funding for behavioral health treatment through CYMHTA.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act, more commonly known as CYMHTA.
2. Explain how CYMHTA helps children and youth and their families in Colorado access critical behavioral health services.
3. Explain the role that the Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) plays in accessing these behavioral health services through CYMHTA.

Learning Audience

This course is intended for behavioral health practitioners who conduct Enhanced Standardized Assessments (ESAs) following Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) requirements.

Other learners involved in the assessment process who also benefit from this learning include:

• CYMHTA Care Coordinators and Liaisons working in a Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (BHASO)
• Judges
• Magistrates
• CYMHTA Behavioral Health Treatment Providers

Course Duration

• 90 minutes