Resources, Forms & Trainings

This flowchart is designed to provide County Child Welfare agencies guidance regarding obtaining funding and approval for residential treatment for children and youth. This flowchart is also designed to work in MOST situations, understanding that some situations will require more discussion with your agency leadership and cross-system collaboration.

This 1-hour town hall recording provides insights from experts on the impacts of fentanyl on Coloradans.

This 1-hour town hall recording provides insights from experts on diligent recruitment and retention and foster care training.

This toolkit includes a wide range of documents and resources that provide detailed guidance on the independent assessment process.

This Theory of Change is intended to serve as a living, multi-year strategic roadmap to guide efforts of the Child Welfare Prevention Task Group (CWPTG), an advisory group of the Child Welfare SubPAC within the Colorado Department of Human Services. This Google Drive link gives access to meeting details and the theory of change of the CWPTG.

Family First Independent Assessment Fact Sheet

This spreadsheet lists all of the memos that have been released by the state that are relevant to Family First.

This document provides a comprehensive list of (Residential Child Care Facilities) RCCFs that were transitioning as of 02/28/2022* The list includes provider name, county/region, and bed capacity.
(*This document will be updated as needed, please reference the date to know when the last update occurred.)

This 57-minute town hall recording from February 2022 includes a review/summary of the Colorado Family First Prevention Plan as well as discussion on Trails and Family First.

This memo clarifies the length of stay waiver process for long-term out-of-home placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP)

This document provides guidelines on building capacity within service delivery organizations to implement trauma-informed service provision and increase provider buy-in, reduce provider burden, and implement realistic and meaningful change.

This website has information on current regulations for child care facility licensing.