Jordan Steffen

The Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman released a new report from the University of Denver’s Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab that provides an unprecedented look at the lived experiences of youth who have run away from foster care or residential treatment facilities as well as the experiences of current treatment providers. “Not all

A mother living in another state called our agency seeking help for her son, who was living with his father in Colorado. She was concerned about her son’s fentanyl addiction and safety. An assessment by the local county human services agency had been opened after her son violently acted out towards his father, threatened self-harm

The Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) hosted the fourth meeting of the Timothy Montoya Task Force on Wednesday as the group began its analysis of current language, laws and data concerning children and youth who run away from out-of-home placements. “Today was a really rich conversation and the task force was provided

During its third meeting Wednesday, the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement explored the systems that respond to youth when they run from out-of-home placements. The group also listened to researchers present two compelling studies on who runs away and why. “What we are doing here is really

This past year was an eventful one for the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) as our agency continues to grow and better serve every child, family and community in our state. Before we transition to the many new and exciting things coming in 2023, we’re ringing in the New Year by taking