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Know of any prevention programs that could help children, youth, and families across Colorado? Share your program ideas using the New Services Form, and they may be considered for inclusion on Colorado’s Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan.

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Family First Implementation FAQs

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Last Updated: Jul 31, 2024

Family First provides an opportunity to make substantial improvements in the outcomes of children, youth and families in the child welfare system.

Resource Type: FAQ

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: General Public

FFPSA Webinar Series: Judicial and Legal Practice Considerations

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Last Updated: Sep 1, 2023

Presented by the Colorado Court Improvement Program in collaboration with: ABA Center on Children and the Law, Colorado County Attorney’s Association, Office of the Child’s Representative, and Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel. Join a three-part virtual training series to learn more about how the Family First Act may affect individual…

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Prevention Services, Child Placing Agency — Foster Care

Audience: Judicial/Legal

Colorado Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan

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Last Updated: Aug 23, 2023

Colorado’s five-year prevention plan reflects a vision of a child welfare system that improves the safety, permanency and wellbeing of all children, youth and families through a continuum of community-based prevention services and supports.

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: Service Providers

Family First Implementation Team – Workgroups

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This folder contains meeting agendas, minutes and other related documents from the different workgroups of the Implementation Team.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Independent Assessment, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Child and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) Program

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This web link provides information on the Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) (C.R.S. 27-67-101, et. seq.), also called House Bill 18-1094, which allows for families to access mental health treatment services for their child or youth. CYMHTA is an alternative to child welfare involvement when a dependency…

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers, General Public

Colorado Vendor Self Service (VSS) system

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

The ColoradoVSS website allows vendors to manage their account, review and respond to solicitations. Most State agencies and many Institutions of Higher Education post solicitations for goods, services, and construction notices on the ColoradoVSS website.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

OBH Momentum Program

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

The Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS) Momentum Program supports the transition of children and adults from inpatient mental health institutes, hospitals, home and other care settings to community living.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers, General Public

SB21-137: Behavioral Health Recovery Act

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This is a summary of the 2021 bill concerning the "Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021".

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers, General Public

Task Force Recommendations

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This Google Sheet provides details on the recommendations of the CHild Welfare Task Group in areas such as collaboration, advocacy, financing and more.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Delivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

The task force, composed of county and state staff, was created to analyze laws and rules related to the Delivery of Child Welfare Services to ensure the alignment with Family First.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Colorado Family First Implementation Team

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This group is responsible for developing, deploying and monitoring a plan to implement Colorado's Family First Implementation Road Map

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Independent Assessment

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers, General Public

FamilyFirstAct.org

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This website provides access to a comprehensive set of resources related to Family First. It has information on the law, as well as a searchable database of resources on a wide range of relevant topics.

Resource Type: Link

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers, General Public

Related Updates

November 2024 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

December 18th, 2024

November offers many opportunities for gratitude to people and events in our past, present, and future. November is National Native American Heritage Month, which celebrates and honors the cultures and contributions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. November also highlights Veterans Day (November 11th), World Kindness Day (November 13th), Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th), […]
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CDHS’s Prevention Plan Approved

October 26th, 2022

The Colorado Department of Human Services’ (CDHS) Family First Prevention Plan was approved Sept. 28 after a review by the Children's Bureau, a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. 
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Family First Transition Funding Awarded

April 13th, 2021

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the first round of funding to support the implementation of Family First in Colorado
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Family First Placement Continuum Learning Collaboratives: Themes and Next Steps

January 24th, 2021

Over the past two years, there have been multiple efforts underway in Colorado aimed at transforming our child welfare system to better meet the needs of children, youth and families. Conversations have been happening across many forums with broad stakeholder input, including the Family First Implementation Team and associated work groups, the Delivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force and associated work groups, and the Juvenile Justice Reform Committee. 
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