Policy brief providing recommendations on how Colorado can expand, leverage, and effectively implement Plans of Safe Care.
Colorado General Assembly
Findings Report: Maternal and Infant Mortality among Families involved in Child Welfare due to Prenatal Substance Use
Reports on maternal and mortality outcomes in the first year of life for maternal-infant dyads with child welfare involvement due to substance exposure of a newborn.
Findings Report: Risk and Protective Factors associated with Child Welfare Involvement for Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Use
Report on initial findings of linked child welfare and vital records data from the perinatal substance use data linkage project.
Caring for Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Use
Supporting the State Budgeting Process
Evidence-Based Decision Making Strategy Report
SMART Act Hearing Cue Card
This cue card provides legislators with a set of questions they can ask presenters during SMART Act Hearings. SMART Act Hearings are a key opportunity to promote Colorado’s approach to evidence-based decision making (EBDM) in state government. The questions suggested follow the flow of presentations by state agencies.
Legislative Hearing Cue Card
This cue card provides legislators with a menu of questions they can ask presenters during legislative hearings about a proposed policy or practice. Hearings are a key opportunity to promote Colorado’s approach to evidence-based decision making (EBDM) in state government.