News & Updates
Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman Helps Secure Masks for Child Protection Workers
As the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted all of Colorado’s crucial services, the Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman has remained concerned about the lack ...
Colorado CPO
April 27, 2020
Check on the Children: A Message from Children’s Ombudsman in the Time of COVID-19
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In the time of stay-home orders and closed schools, children are walking a tightrope without a safety net. ...
Colorado CPO
April 23, 2020
Avoiding the gulf: How “social distancing” has the potential to separate families more than six feet.
As the United States and other countries around the world race to delay the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Coloradans, like millions of others around ...
Stephanie Villafuerte
April 16, 2020
Child Protection Ombudsman Releases Brief on Prioritizing Child Protection Workers During COVID-19
County human service departments respond to 40,000 reports of possible child abuse or neglect throughout Colorado each year. Roughly 100 times a day, child protection ...
Stephanie Villafuerte
April 10, 2020
CPO in the News: “Coronavirus In Colorado: Shutdown Causes Drop In Child Abuse Reporting”
Ombudsman Stephanie Villafuerte joined the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services to speak with CBS4 News about the drop in child abuse reporting during COVID-19 ...
Colorado CPO
April 9, 2020