On October 1, 2024, the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children and Youth from Running Away from Out-of-home Placements, published its final report. In that report, the task force issues a recommendation to conduct an assessment of the physical infrastructure needs of residential child care facilities. Specifically, the task force recommended:
“The Colorado General Assembly should fund a statewide assessment of additional physical infrastructure within residential facilities to help prevent children and youth from running from out of-home care. This study should include the use of delayed locks, fencing and alarms. Funding should also be provided for the implementation of these mechanisms, if the study finds their use to be appropriate.”
In response to that recommendation, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 25-151 – Measures to Prevent Youth from Running Away. One of the requirements of this bill was for the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman to conduct a statewide inventory survey of the physical infrastructure of residential child care facilities in place to deter children and youth from running away.
The CPO will distribute the survey to applicable facilities on April 1, 2026. During the month of April, the CPO will be hosting virtual office hour sessions during which members of the CPO team will be available to answer any questions about the survey.
The meeting will be held via Zoom and recorded. Zoom information is provided below.
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Topic: Office Hours: Facility Physical Infrastructure Survey
Time: Apr 29, 2026 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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