Denver Post Series on Child Welfare System

Failed to death, series home page, November 2012, Denver Post: “Day 1: More than 40 percent of children who died of abuse and neglect in the last six years in Colorado were known to child protection workers.   Day 2: Caseworkers are the backbone of the system but often fail to follow state policies.   Day 3: Some children never get a chance for help because their cases were ‘screened out.’   Day 4: Too often child welfare workers and law enforcement fail to work together.   Day 5: Funding inequities have plagued Colorado s child welfare system.   Day 6: People who kill children serve much less prison time than those who kill adults.    Day 7: Abused children often suffer from a long-term psychological impact.    Day 8: There are answers to the problems that face Colorado s child welfare system but they require political will and often money…”