Kendra Dunn Strengthening Families Director State - OEC

Dennis Desparrois Placement Services Unit Manager-State - DCW

Kit Thompson Family &, Children Services Division Director-Boulder County Housing and Human Services

Alison Young Family Law Program Manager-State Court Administrator's Office

Andrew Gabor Director of Child and Adolescent Services-State - OBH

Kari Daggett Deputy Director Division of Child Welfare - DCW

Colorado Family First Implementation Team was the Services Continuum workgroup

The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is working collaboratively with CDHS, the Colorado County Attorney Association, the Office of Respondent Parents Counsel, and the Office of the Child’s Representative to maintain alignment and consistent messaging with Family First requirements

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TASK FORCEIn April 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis directed CDHS to spearhead the Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force. The Task Force was charged with authoring a statewide strategic plan to transform Colorado’s behavioral health system with the goal of enabling every Coloradan with a behavioral health condition or in crisis to receive the services and support they need to live safe, productive lives in their own communities.

elivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force.

The CDHS Division of Child Welfare (DCW)’s Training Unit was recently renamed the Learning and Development (L&D) team.

Child Welfare Prevention Task Group (“Prevention Task Group”) was created in Summer 2021. The purpose of the Prevention Task Group is to act as the child welfare prevention practice advisory group,

Best Practice Court Team (BPCT)

CDHS hired a Family First-dedicated Training & Development Specialist.

ASSURANCE ON PREVENTION PROGRAM REPORTINGSee the Attachment for assurance that CDHS will report to the Secretary such information and data as the Secretary may require with respect to the Title IV-E prevention program, including information and data necessary to determine the performance measures

Megan KearsleyFamily UnitCourt Improvement Program CoordinatorState Court Administrator’s Officemegan.kearsley@judicial.state.co.usCristina Ritchie Cooper, Esq.Senior AttorneyABA Center on Children and the Lawcristina.cooper@americanbar.orgJennifer Mullenbach, Esq.Deputy County AttorneyCounty Attorney's Officejmullenb@co.jefferson.co.usAshley Chase, Esq.Staff Attorney & Legislative LiaisonOffice of the Child’s Representativeashleychase@coloradochildrep.orgAlison Butler, Esq.Carrie Ann Lucas Disability Advocacy DirectorOffice of Respondent Parents Counselabutler@coloradoorpc.org

Administrative Review Division (ARD)

Rules governing QRTPS are still pending, so guidance available now may be revised in the future. Email pauline.hoekstra@state.co.us with questions about licensing.

Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D.leslie@lesliedrozdphd.com

Mobile:303-927-8786Jon.Steinmetz@State.CO.US

Andrew Gabor at andrew.gabor@state.co.us.

The information in this section was developed by the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Colorado Human Services Directors Association for Colorado's Family First Implementation Guide for County Directors.

Prudence Beidler Carr, prudence.beidlercarr@americanbar.orgƒ Cristina Ritchie Cooper, Cristina.Cooper@americanbar.org

For more information, contact:Susan CaskeyIMPACT Executive Directorscaskey@bouldercounty.org303-441-1511

Dave Bonaiuto, Manager – Assessment, Quality Assurance, &Process Improvement, Boulder County IMPACT Lane Volpe, Ph.D., Vice President, The Implementation Group Susan Caskey, Executive Director, Boulder County IMPACT

Colorado Community Response (CCR) is a voluntary prevention program working with familiesthat have been screened out or assessed and closed without child welfare services. The program wasdeveloped around the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework to strengthen families andprevent child maltreatment. Program components include strength-based case management, family-driven goal setting, education, and support to improve financial well-being, flex funding, and resourcereferrals to support goal attainment. The program is awarded through a competitive solicitation. Awardshave been granted for the next five-year funding cycle (FFY 2022-2027), which began in July 2021. Thenext solicitation will be released in 2026. Reach out to Aaron Miller (aaronc.miller@state.co.us) for moreinformation.

Housing & Human Services Advisory Committee

Executive-level organizational chart

Senator Stephen FenbergSenate District 18E-mail: stephen.fenberg.senate@coleg.govWebpage: Stephen FenbergRepresentative Judy AmabileHouse District 49E-mail: judy.amabile.house@coleg.govWebpage: Judy Amabile

Boulder County Commissioners Appoint Susan Caskey as Director of Housing & Human Services Boulder County, Colo. -- On Tuesday (August 23),

Division Director, Susan Grutzmacher This division administer benefits eligibility and renewals for basic needs programs including

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