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 …
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The Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) hosted the second meeting of the Mandatory Reporting Task Force on Wednesday as stakeholders began the process of evaluating the effectiveness of the state’s child abuse reporting law. “Today was the first step in taking a global look at the impact mandatory reporting has had on …
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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 …
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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 …
The Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) hosted multidisciplinary stakeholders from across the state Wednesday in the inaugural meeting of the new Mandatory Reporting Task Force that will address the state’s child abuse reporting law. “I think Colorado is one of the best places for us to make public policy change for children and …
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Coinciding with National Runaway Prevention Month, the second meeting of the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement was hosted by the Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) on Wednesday. Task force members began the meeting by discussing their takeaways from September’s inaugural meeting where they heard the …
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Group begins two-year project to address youth running away from out-of-home placements The Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman hosted the first meeting of the new Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement on Wednesday. “As we sit here today, there are many youth on the run who have …
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