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Amid coronavirus quarantines and job losses, Colorado girds for wave of domestic violence
"This is just an incredibly dangerous time for those at risk for domestic violence," says an Eagle County human services worker
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How Colorado lined up child care for 1,000 essential workers in one week
By Erica Breunlin Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Social distancing could drag on for months in Colorado. How will we stay sane?
By Kevin Simpson Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Let’s celebrate those running toward suffering in our coronavirus world
By Edward D. Breslin Opinion
Colorado’s most-troubled youth lock-up facility, the site of a riot and multiple escapes, needs a drug dog, staff training
By Jennifer Brown News Primary category in which blog post is published
A youth corrections center plagued by escapes, drugs and a riot is headed for a physical — and cultural — reorganization
Questions remain about whether the alterations at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center are enough to fix persistent problems within Colorado's Division of Youth Services
Most money spent in the child welfare system comes after kids are in foster care. What if that’s backwards?
A multi-county, privately funded project aims to flip the system to prevent kids from needing services in the first place.
Turning the child welfare system upside down in Colorado isn’t easy, or cheap
New federal law focuses on child abuse prevention, forces states to look to foster families instead of institutions
A Pueblo center for troubled kids had 243 abuse allegations in the year before it closed
An investigation by Colorado’s child protection ombudsman asks what took so long to shut the facility down
No texts, no posts, just phone calls: Colorado child abuse hotline won’t change policy to accept social media tips
Decision follows task force review to determine whether the 4-year-old unified hotline should modernize to allow tips via Facebook, email and more
Colorado’s child abuse hotline can’t process tips from social media or email — despite a memo urging change
Child advocates have concerns about social media and text tips, even after an unchecked inbox of messages was discovered