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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Child Welfare System – Colorado

Colorado announces sweeping reforms to child welfare system, By Jordan Steffen, Christopher N. Osher and Jennifer Brown, February 6, 2013, Denver Post: “Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday revealed sweeping reforms to the state’s child welfare system, including a multipart plan that will create a statewide hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect, new training on how to assess those reports, and a study of workloads and caseloads of child protection workers. The plan also will steer resources to troubled families before actual abuse and neglect occur by delivering services through nurses, parenting classes and additional resources…”