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$76 million could fix Colorado’s youth mental health system, study finds as kids are sent out of state for care

by Becky Miller Updike | Apr 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

From the Colorado Sun Jennifer Brown “We don’t do this to kids with cancer.” Residential treatment centers for youth have warned for years that they’re headed for collapse. The operators of Colorado’s youth residential treatment centers, where children with the most...

Advocates to push for overhaul of Colorado’s youth residential centers — and they’re looking to Florida for help

by Becky Miller Updike | Apr 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

From the Colorado Sun Jennifer Brown The plan follows a Colorado Sun/9News investigative series on the number of runaways from youth residential facilities, plus months of meetings Agroup of child protection advocates including the state ombudsman and a lawmaker will...

Rules put state’s specialized foster care at risk

by Becky Miller Updike | Apr 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

From the Colorado Politics Becky Miller Updike There’s a looming crisis in our state’s support system for our most challenged at-risk youth. It may only impact a small portion of Colorado’s children and teens, but if not addressed, it could create significant gaps in...

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