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Last Updated: Dec 18, 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…

Issue: Prevention Services, Funding & Reimbursement, Contracts Administration, Performance Management & Outcomes

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September 2024 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Sep 23, 2024

Prevention and Core Services Monthly Newsletter September 2024 There is quite a bit of excitement in our unit about the approaching “sweater weather.”  We can’t wait for the cooler temperatures, fall colors, seasonal traditions, outdoor activities, and crunchy leaves on the ground.  Fall brings anticipation about changes, saying good-bye to warm weather, and hello…

August Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Aug 26, 2024

Welcome to the first edition of the Prevention and Core Services newsletter. It is designed to serve as a monthly way to consistently share information, opportunities, and learning between the state, counties, and child welfare professionals.  There is a designated County Highlights section that will rely on information the counties…

CDHS’s Prevention Plan Approved

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Last Updated: Oct 26, 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. 

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: Service Providers, General Public

Family First Transition Funds Update

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Last Updated: Jun 8, 2022

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) emphasizes the importance of children and youth growing up in families and fundamentally reforms the way child welfare is funded and practiced. Family First provides Colorado the opportunity to — Evolve its child welfare system by expanding prevention-focused services that keep…

Issue: Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: General Public

New Family First Transition Act funds awarded

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Last Updated: Jun 6, 2022

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is pleased to announce the recipients of two separate one-time funding opportunities to support the implementation of Family First in Colorado. The funding was awarded through the federal Family First Transition Act, passed in December 2019, to provide critical support and flexibility to ensure a…

Issue: Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Family First Office Hours – April 2022

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2022

Going forward for the foreseeable future, we will continue to provide Family First Implementation Updates at the following meetings: The Child Welfare Sub-Policy Advisory Committee (Sub-PAC) on the 1st Thursday of each month at 10:45 AM The Division of Child Welfare Family First Town Hall on the 2nd Thursday of each month at…

Awardees for two RFAs with Family First transition funds announced

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Last Updated: Feb 4, 2022

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is pleased to announce the recipients of two separate one-time funding opportunities to support the implementation of Family First in Colorado. The funding was awarded through the federal Family First Transition Act, passed in December 2019, to provide critical support and flexibility to ensure a…

Issue: Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Therapeutic Foster Care, Residential Child Care Facility, Child Placing Agency — Foster Care, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

Audience: Service Providers

Family First Transition Funding Awarded

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Last Updated: Apr 13, 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

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: Service Providers, General Public

Family First Placement Continuum Learning Collaboratives: Themes and Next Steps

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Last Updated: Jan 24, 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…

Issue: Prevention Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Therapeutic Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care

Audience: Service Providers, General Public