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Colorado Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan

Last updated: August 18, 2025

Resource Type: Report

Issues: Prevention Services

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Colorado Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan Appendices

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Last Updated: Aug 18, 2025

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: Service Providers

March 2025 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2025

Prevention and Core Services Newsletter March 2025 March in Colorado is not for the faint of heart. You may be in shorts one day and digging out your winter gear the next. Coloradans are used to the wild fluctuations and have come to expect the tease of fools spring, as…

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Issue: Core Services, Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Secure Residential Treatment Center

January 2025 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2025

Prevention and Core Services Newsletter January 2025 Happy January! Some see this month as a fresh start with new routines and aspirations. Others bury themselves in thick blankets and clothing, counting down the days until flip-flop weather returns. Whether you are a member of team “sweater weather” or “polar bear plunge”…

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Issue: Core Services, Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Secure Residential Treatment Center

February 2025 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2025

Prevention and Core Services Newsletter February 2025 February is here and we are feeling all the feels! People tend to associate this month with roses, chocolate, and cards professing their love. You may find this hard to believe but not everyone celebrates February 14 the same way, for the same…

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Issue: Core Services, Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Secure Residential Treatment Center

December 2024 Prevention and Core Services Newsletter

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Last Updated: Jan 9, 2025

Prevention and Core Services Newsletter December 2024 December signals the end of the year. It is a time for reflection, gratitude, and action. It is the ultimate planning month. What do you want to accomplish in 2025? What do you want to add more of to your life or experience…

Resource Type: Newsletter

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Judicial/Legal, Other, Service Providers

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: Child Placing Agency — Foster Care, Prevention Services

Audience: Judicial/Legal

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

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".

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Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, 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.

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Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Implementing The Family First Prevention Services Act: A Technical Guide for Agencies, Policymakers and Other Stakeholders

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

The guide is a question-and-answer-style resource containing commonly (and not-so-commonly) asked questions about the many important provisions in Family First.

Resource Type: Handbook

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

General Family First Fact Sheet

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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2023

This Fact Sheet highlights the overarching goals of Family First and describes the key components related to placement and prevention services.

Resource Type: Fact Sheet

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers