Colorado Lab Studies Highlighted at Convening on Children, Youth, & Families
Pictured (left to right): Lily Colby, Founder of the National Network for Foster Sibling Connections; Dr. Courtney Everson, Colorado Lab; and Maddie Lang-Silva, Colorado’s Office of the Child’s Representative Lived Experts Action Panel and member of the High Quality Parenting Time Task Force.
Inside the Colorado Lab: Committed to Being a Learning Organization
An Essential Element of the Colorado Lab is to learn together with our partners about the data and actions needed to move the needle toward desired outcomes. So too are we committed to being a learning organization. We regularly bring our staff together to learn and grow our capacity to provide top quality support to […]
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 by the Colorado Lab is understandable and accessible to everyone. Our efforts range from simplifying the language we use to avoiding things like overly flashy, dynamic graphics that can be difficult for some people to see. […]
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 (CDHS) to ensure strategic investments in evidence building for child welfare programs and services that aim to keep children safe and more families together. We’re excited to celebrate an important milestone in this work: the Continuous […]
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 to discuss what is known, and not known, about the relationship between income volatility and child maltreatment. A dozen diverse and uniquely qualified researchers serve as the Learning Community for the Family Economic Well-Being project. Working […]