| A | ||
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous | |
| ACHE | American Council of Hospital Executives | |
| ADAD | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division | |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living | |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care – Health Dept. designation for residential facilities | |
| AHA | American Hospital Association | |
| AHR | Adult Health and Rehabilitation | |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | |
| ALOS | Average length of stay | |
| AMI | Alliance for the Mentally Ill | |
| APA | American Psychiatric Association or American Psychological Association | |
| APN | Advanced Practice Nurse | |
| ARU | Addiction Recovery Unit | |
| ARU | Adult Residential Unit | |
| ATU | Acute or Alternative Treatment Unit | |
| B | ||
| BHA | Behavioral Health Assessments | |
| BHI | Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | |
| BHO | Behavioral Healthcare Organizatio | |
| BHS | Behavioral Healthcare System | |
| BOD | Board of Directors | |
| C | ||
| C/A | Child/Adolescent | |
| C&E | Consultation and Education | |
| CAC | Certified Addictions Counselor (I, II, III) | |
| CAMI | Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council | |
| CBMS | Colorado Benefit Management System | |
| CCAR | Colorado Clinical Assessment Records | |
| CDE | Colorado Department of Education | |
| CDHS | Colorado Department of Human Services | |
| CDLE | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | |
| CDPHE | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | |
| CFMC | Colorado Foundation for Medical Care | |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | |
| CHA | Colorado Hospital Association | |
| CHADD | Child and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder | |
| CHFA | Colorado Housing and Finance Authority | |
| CHN | Colorado Health Networks | |
| CHP | Colorado Health Partnership | |
| CHR | Children’s Health and Rehabilitation | |
| CHRS | Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Services | |
| CIRT | Community Intensive Residential Treatment | |
| CISM | Critical Incident Stress Management | |
| CIT | Crisis Intervention Team | |
| CM | Case Management | |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center | |
| CMHI | Colorado Mental Health Institute | |
| CMHIFL | Colorado Mental Health Institute, Ft. Logan | |
| CMHIP | Colorado Mental Health Institute, Pueblo | |
| CMHS | Center for Mental Health Services | |
| CMHS | Colorado Mental Health Services | |
| CMI | Chronic Mental Illness | |
| COO | Chief Operations Officer | |
| CPA | Child Placement Agency or Certified Public Accountant | |
| CPT | Cognitive Processing Therapy | |
| CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement | |
| CSP | Community Support Program | |
| CW | Child Welfare | |
| CW | Colorado West, Inc. | |
| CWRMH | Colorado West Regional Mental Health | |
| CYF | Children, Youth and Families | |
| D | ||
| DACOD | Drug/Alcohol Coordinated Data System | |
| DBH | Division of Behavioral Health | |
| DBT | Dialectical Behavior Therapy | |
| DD | Developmentally Disabled/Developmentally Delayed | |
| DD/MI | Developmentally Disabled/Mentally Ill, a dual diagnosis | |
| DDS | Developmental Disabilities Services | |
| DDS | Disability Determination Services | |
| DHCPF | Department of Health Care Policy & Financing | |
| DHS | Department of Human Services | |
| DMDA | Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association | |
| DMH | Division of Mental Health | |
| DOH | Department of Health | |
| DOI | Date of injury | |
| DSM IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition | |
| DSS | Department of Social Services | |
| DTR | Double Trouble in Recovery | |
| DUI | Driving Under the Influence | |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | |
| DWAI | Driving While Ability Impaired | |
| E | ||
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program | |
| EBP | Evidence-Based Practice | |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy | |
| ED.D | Doctorate of Education | |
| EDSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment | |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Program | |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record | |
| EMDR | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy | |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record | |
| F | ||
| FFCMH | Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health | |
| FFS | Fee for services | |
| FIRC | Family Intercultural Resource Center | |
| FMLA | Family Medical Leave Act | |
| FNP | Family Nurse Practitioner | |
| FQHA | Federally Qualified Health Center | |
| FQBHC | Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers | |
| FY | Fiscal Year | |
| G | ||
| GAD | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | |
| GJAMI | Grand Junction Alliance for the Mentally Ill | |
| GRHD | Grand River Hospital District , Rifle | |
| H | ||
| HCPF | Health Care Policy & Financing | |
| HCR | Health Care Reform | |
| HEWI | Health, Environment, Welfare and Institutions | |
| HHS | Health and Human Services | |
| HIMS | Hospital Information Management System | |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | |
| HIT | Health Information Technology | |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act | |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization | |
| HR | Human Resources | |
| HSP | Health Services Program, Inc. (Little Bookcliff Apartments in Grand Junction) | |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development | |
| HWH | Halfway House | |
| I | ||
| I&D | Innovation and Design | |
| IAPSRS | International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services | |
| ICF | Intermediate Care Facility | |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | |
| IFTT | Intensive Family Treatment Team | |
| IMD | Institution for Mental Disease | |
| IOTP | Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program | |
| IP | Inpatient | |
| IPA | Independent Physicians Association | |
| IT | Intensive Treatment | |
| IWRP | Individual Written Rehabilitation Program | |
| K | ||
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator | |
| L | ||
| LAC | Local Advisory Council | |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | |
| LOC | Level of Care | |
| LOI | Level of Independence | |
| LMFT | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist | |
| LPC | Licensed Professional Counselor | |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse | |
| LTC | Long Term Care | |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse | |
| M | ||
| M-1 | Refers to the form used to hospitalize a person involuntarily | |
| MA/MBA | Master’s Degree | |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization | |
| MCRT | Mobile Crisis Response Team | |
| MFC | Marriage, Family & Child Counselor | |
| MHA | Mental Health Association | |
| MHAC | Mental Health Association of Colorado | |
| MHASA | Mental Health Assessment and Services Agency | |
| MHC | Mental Health Center | |
| MHCD | Mental Health Corporation of Denver | |
| MHFA | Mental Health First Aid | |
| MHOPC | Mental Health Ombudsman Program of Colorado | |
| MHPAC | Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council | |
| MHS | Mental Health Services – State of Colorado | |
| MHT SIG | Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grants | |
| MI | Mental Illness | |
| MSW | Masters of Social Work | |
| MSSW | Master of Social Services Work | |
| N | ||
| NAMI | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | |
| NAMIColo | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Colorado | |
| NARSAD | National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression | |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors | |
| NCCBH | National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare | |
| NCTIC | National Center for Trauma Informed Care | |
| NDMDA | National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association | |
| NIDA | National Institute of Drug Abuse | |
| NIH | National Institute of Health | |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health | |
| NLP | Neuro-Linguistic Programming | |
| NMHA | National Mental Health Association | |
| O | ||
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | |
| OP | Outpatient | |
| P | ||
| PASARR | Pre-admission Screening/Annual Resident Review | |
| PC | Psychiatric Consultation | |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician | |
| PD | Program Director | |
| PE | Prolonged Exposure | |
| PI | Performance Improvement | |
| PIG | Pretty Important Goal | |
| PMHNP | Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization | |
| PRN | Latin term for “as needed”, used in prescribing medication | |
| PRO | Peer Review Organization | |
| PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | |
| Q | ||
| QA | Quality Assurance | |
| QAPI | Quality Assurance Performance Improvement | |
| QI | Quality Improvement | |
| QMHP | Quality Mental Health Professional – a state designation | |
| QRT | Quick Response Team | |
| R | ||
| RC | Recovery Center | |
| RCCF | Residential Rural Child Care Facility | |
| RCCO | Regional Collaborative Care Organization | |
| RCF | Residential Care Facility | |
| RFP | Request for Proposal | |
| RHIO | Regional Health Information Organization | |
| RMHN | Rocky Mountain HealthNet | |
| RMHP | Rocky Mountain Health Plans | |
| RN | Registered Nurse | |
| RTC | Residential Treatment Center | |
| S | ||
| SAMI | Substance Abuse/Mental Illness | |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration | |
| SASSI | Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory | |
| SATT | Sexual Abuse Treatment Team | |
| SBIRT | Screening, brief intervention & referral treatment | |
| SD | School District | |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance | |
| SMH | St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction | |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness | |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility | |
| SPMI | Serious and Persistent Mental Illness | |
| SSRI | Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, a type of drug | |
| SUD | Substance Use Disorder | |
| T | ||
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury | |
| TCHF | The Colorado Health Foundation | |
| V | ||
| VA | Veterans Administration | |
| VNA | Veterans Nursing Association | |
| W | ||
| WHCNP | Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner | |