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Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
RED (Review, Evaluate and Direct) Teams are child protection professionals who consistently gather information from reports of abuse and neglect and consistently make decisions about whether or not to conduct an assessment or investigation. This collaborative approach brings multiple experts to the table and leads to more informed and shared decision making.
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2021.
Description
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill20-1422 to assist Coloradans in need with food relief. This bill provided $600,000 for the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) to administer grants to food banks and food pantries across the state. The need for food banks and food pantries has risen exponentially during the pandemic, with recent polls showing that food insecurity has nearly tripled since the start of...
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Under the block grant framework established in the CSBG Act, states have both the authority and the responsibility for effective oversight of eligible entities that receive CSBG funds. States must establish and communicate clear and comprehensive standards, and hold eligible entities accountable according to the standards as part of their oversight duties.
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
In the summer of 2015, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) contracted with Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) to help identify strategies to improve access to behavioral health services for children and families. For the purposes of this report, behavioral health services include services to treat mental health and substance use disorders (SUD).