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Colorado Task Force Releases Groundbreaking Recommendations to Prevent Youth from Running Away from Out-of-Home Care
Members of a task force created by the Colorado General Assembly believe Colorado can be a national leader when it comes to how it prevents ...
Mandatory Reporting Task Force Resource Guide
A mandatory reporter is a person who is required by state law to make a report of child abuse and/or neglect if they suspect it ...
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 ...
Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman calls for better surveillance in Colorado secure youth centers to protect young people from use of force injuries.
Click here to download the full issue brief It’s not uncommon for young people in Colorado youth detention facilities to suffer fractured bones, broken teeth, ...
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 ...