The Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman is currently experiencing an influx of cases which has increased the length of time required to review each case. The agency remains committed to providing quality and thorough services to each of its clients, and we sincerely appreciate your patience as we work to return the case review times to normal.

Bryan Kelley

Resource Materials for Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Youth from Running from Out-of-Home Placement

12-year-old Timothy Montoya was hit and killed by a car shortly after running away from out-of-home care in June 2020.  In response to this tragic death – and to the dangerous circumstances experienced by many other youths who have run from out-of-home care – the Colorado legislature established the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent

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Learning Lessons from Other States to Help Improve Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Mandatory Reporting Laws

Laws regarding child abuse and neglect are largely created by state governments. This means that there are, essentially, 50 different approaches to protect youth and stop abuse and neglect. Increasingly, states have started to examine these systems and ask a crucial question: Do child abuse and neglect mandatory reporting laws prevent child abuse and neglect

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