The Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement began meeting in September 2022 after the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 22-1375.
The task force is named after 12-year-old Timothy Montoya who was hit and killed by a car shortly after running away from his out-of-home placement in June 2020. The 22-member task force met for two years to study runaway behaviors to develop a consistent, prompt and effective response for youth who run away from foster care and residential childcare facilities.
The task force found that there is no cohesive, statewide system in place that addresses the needs of youth who run from out of home placements.
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Task Force Materials
The work of the Timothy Montoya Task Force and its recommendations are featured below. Under each date is the corresponding meeting video, agenda and research materials utilized by task force members.
Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- OIG Report National Snapshot of State Agency Approaches to Reporting and Locating Children Missing From Foster Care
- Washington Post – Missing foster children are often gone for over a month, HHS report says
- Children’s Bureau Update_ Responding to Youth Missing from Foster Care (May 2020)
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation Missing Children’s Report 2021
- CDHS_ TM Task Force Presentation 3.1.23
- Children Currently in Out of Home Placement (by type of Placement)
- Copy of Note Catcher _ 3.1
- Note Catcher _ 3.1
- Reporting Requirements – Federal and State Laws and Regs
- Runaway by Placement Setting
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- House-Bill-22-1375-SIGNED_June-7-2022
- CDHS-DCW-Runaway-Rules-Data-Presentation_March-1-2023
- CPO-Statutory-Reporting-Requirements_March-1-2023
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- Copy of AGENDA-Timothy-Montoya-Task-Force_May-3-2023-1
- CPO_Slide Deck_4.28.23
- Timothy-Montoya-TF-Welcom-Presentation_May-3-2023.pptx
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- Colorado High Risk Victim Youth Identification Tool
- Response-Criteria-Summary-Timothy-Montoya-TF_June-14-2023
- Response-Criteria-Summary-Timothy-Montoya-TF_June-14-2023 PDF
- Summary-Pre-Meeting-Survey_June-14-2023
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
- Agenda
- House-Bill-22-1375-SIGNED_June-7-2022-1
- D.C. Missing Persons and Absconded Persons Guide 2020
- DC 2023 Update – Business_Process_Missing_Abducted_Absent_Children_FINAL_September2023_0
- DC 2023 Update – Program_Missing_Abducted_Absent_Children_FINAL_September2023_0
- Tennesse DHS Notification Check List 0705
- Tennesse Protocol Med Eval Runaway & CSEM
- Tennesse Recovery Check List for Case Workers 0705-1
- Tennessee Protocol for Reporting Runaways, Absconders
- Tennessee Protocol Health Services Trafficked Youth
- Texas Runaway_Prevention_Resource_Guide
- TN Sep 2023 Update – ProtocolReportRAE
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recordings
Intervention Subcommittee Materials
- 11-1-2023 Prevention Subcommittee Note Catcher
- Colorado-Statutes-Regulations-TMTF_November-1-2023
- State-Policies-Responding-Youth-Missing-From-Foster-Care-TMTF_November-1-2023
- State-Policy-Research-Intervention-Subcommittee-TMTF_November-1-2023
Prevention Subcommitte Materials
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- TMTF-Full-Group-Meeting-Minutes_November-1-2023
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Recap_November-1-2023
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Minutes_November-1-2023
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommitte-Meeting-Minutes_November-1-2023
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recordings
Intervention Subcommittee Materials
- 11_01_2023 Intervention Subcommittee Note Catcher
- Colorado-Statutes-Regulations-TMTF_November-1-2023-2
- Intervention Group Notecatcher _ 12.13.2
- Intervention Group Notecatcher PDF _ 12.13.23
- State-Policies-Responding-Youth-Missing-From-Foster-Care-TMTF_November-1-2023-1
- State-Policy-Research-Intervention-Subcommittee_November-1-2023
- Texas-CPI_Special_Investigator-Job-Description
- Texas-DFPS-SI-Presentation-Colorado
Prevention Subcommittee Materials
- 11-1-2023 Prevention Subcommittee Note Catcher
- Colorado-Statutes-Regulations-TMTF_November-1-2023-3
- Prevention Group Notecatcher _ 12.13.23
- Prevention Group Notecatcher PDF_ 12.13.23
- Risk-Assessment-Prevention-Plans_December-13-2023
- State-Policy-Research-Prevention-Subcommittee_November-1-2023
- Vermont-Reg-Runaway-Abducted-Missing-Children-TMTF_November-1-2023-1
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- TMTF-Full-Group-Meeting-Minutes_December-13-2023
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Minutes_December-13-2023
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Minutes_December-13-2023
Meeting Recap
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Recap_December-13-2023
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Recap_December-13-2023
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recordings
Intervention Subcommittee Materials
Prevention Subcommittee Materials
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommitee-Minutes_February-14-2024
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommitee-Minutes_February-14-2024
- TMTF-Full-Group-Meeting-Minutes_February-14-2024
Meeting Recap
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Recap_February-14-2024
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommittee-Meeting-Recap_February-14-2024
- TMTF-Full-Group-Meeting-Recap_February-14-2024
Meeting Recording
Subcommittees Summaries and Recommendations
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recordings
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- TMTF-Full-Group-Meeting-Minutes_April-10-2024
- TMTF-Prevention-Subcommittee-Minutes_April-10-2024
- TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee-Minutes_April-10-2024
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recordings
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- Minutes-TMTF-Full Group_May-1-2024
- Minutes-TMTF-Intervention-Subcommittee_May-1-2024
- Minutes-TMTF-Prevention-Subcommittee_May-1-2024
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Recap
Meeting Recording
National Runaway Safeline Materials
Meeting Materials
Meeting Minutes
- 6.12.24 Minutes.docx
- 6.12.24 Prevention Subcommittee Minutes.docx
- 6.12.24 Intervention Subcommittee Minutes.docx