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March 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Inside the Colorado Lab: Prioritizing Accessibility

We have been working hard to make small changes that can make a big difference in ensuring information produced…
11 March 2025
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March 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Inside the Colorado Lab: Prioritizing Accessibility

We have been working hard to make small changes that can make a big difference in ensuring information produced…
11 March 2025
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March 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Capacity Building: Family First Continuous Quality Improvement

The Colorado Lab serves as the Family First Evidence-Building Hub, providing guidance to the Colorado Department of Human Services…
11 March 2025
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March 11, 2025 by Shannon Willis

Learning Community Kick-Off: Family Economic Well-Being Research

In late January, we had the honor of convening esteemed researchers from across the country for a kick-off meeting…
11 March 2025
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March 11, 2025 by Shannon Willis

New Resource: Guidance for Legislators in Bill Drafting for State-Funded Grant Programs

The Colorado Lab has issued a new brief, State-Funded Grant Programs: Guidance for Legislators in Bill Drafting. State-funded grant…
11 March 2025
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March 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Update: Evidence-Based Decision Making Glossary

The Evidence-Based Decision Making Glossary is a living document that supports decision makers, agency leadership, and staff in communicating…
11 March 2025
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February 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Important Advancement for Notification of Substance Exposed Newborns

We’re shining a spotlight on an important advancement in caring for Colorado families affected by substance use during pregnancy….
11 February 2025
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February 11, 2025 by Shannon Willis

HB24-1428 Implementation Support: Evidence-Based Designations in Budgeting

The Colorado Lab serves as the statewide Coordinating Entity for Evidence-Based Decision Making in Colorado state government. In this…
11 February 2025
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February 11, 2025 by coloradolab

Family First Evidence-Building Hub: Annual Strategy Report

Colorado is making strong progress on implementation of its Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan. The plan is part…
11 February 2025
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February 11, 2025 by Shannon Willis

Released! Highly Anticipated Initial Findings for the Alternative Response Pilot for Adult Protective Service

Last month our first policy brief on initial outcomes of the Alternative Response Pilot was presented to the legislature…
11 February 2025
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January 13, 2025 by Shannon Willis

Evidence Supports Making CAPABLE a Colorado Medicaid Benefit

We are excited to share our latest evaluation report, Colorado Community Aging in Place–Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE)…
13 January 2025
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January 13, 2025 by coloradolab

Improving Outcomes for Child Welfare-Separated Families through Family Time

A new report from the Colorado Lab provides evidence-backed recommendations to improve outcomes for families separated during child welfare…
13 January 2025
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January 13, 2025 by coloradolab

Colorado Wage and Outcomes Results Coalition Grows Reach

The Colorado Wage Outcomes Results Coalition (WORC) is a data-sharing initiative created in response to a growing demand from workforce…
13 January 2025
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December 9, 2024 by coloradolab

New Projects Underway at the Colorado Lab

In this month’s newsletter we highlight several new projects underway at the Colorado Lab. We value the opportunity to…
09 December 2024
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November 21, 2024 by coloradolab

New Project: Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub

An Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub has been created at the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab (Colorado Lab) to…
21 November 2024
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