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.
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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.
Prevention Investment Strategy: Policy and Practice Recommendations (Strategy Report)
Strategy report detailing nine policy and practice recommendations to align and accelerate investment in child maltreatment prevention across Colorado.
Prevention Investment Strategy: A Roadmap Forward
Preliminary report on focus areas and approach for developing a data-informed prevention investment strategy for COCAP.
Building Knowledge in Colorado’s New Department of Early Childhood
This report provides a recommended data and technology strategy for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
Educational Success of Colorado Students in Foster Care
This report provides a summary of the results to date of the ongoing Colorado Study of Students in Foster Care. It also outlines a multi-year actionable research agenda through a child welfare lens.
Colorado’s Early Care and Education Professionals: 2019 Snapshot (Report)
This snapshot report provides a baseline look at Colorado’s early childhood workforce as of 2019.
Social Support Norms Among Colorado Families (Full Report)
Full report detailing findings that emerged from qualitative narratives with five Colorado communities about family experiences with social support.
Strategy for the Evidence-Based Aspects of the Family First Service Continuum
As part of the Colorado Lab’s support to CDHS in developing the Family First Prevention Services Plan, this strategy contains recommendations for evidence-based programs and services matched to the needs of Colorado families, opportunities for fiscal drawdown, and ongoing rigorous evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
Family First Annual Rigorous Evaluation Report SFY23
Delivered in May each year, this report details rigorous evaluation efforts underway, including a summary of evidence to date, for programs and services currently in Colorado’s Family First evidence-building pipeline. The report can be used by the CDHS Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) team, Child Welfare Prevention Task Group, policymakers, and legislators, to […]