Services and Activities

Statewide Disproportionality Forum

The CDRC hosted an engaging and informative forum, Understanding Disproportionality and Disparities in Colorado’s Child Welfare System, on February 9, 2010. The goal of the forum was to bring together key national and local partners to advance knowledge and practice by developing solutions that respond to the complex causes of inequities in the child welfare system. The event also included a status report of Colorado’s current child welfare data related to this matter. Photographs from this forum are featured in the slideshow below.
 

Upcoming Activities

Over the next four months, the CDRC will be working hard to present and disseminate Colorado’s data to each of the 64 counties. The center, along with members of its advisory committee, will also hold regional and community planning meetings in areas with the highest levels of disparities in order to engage child welfare professionals, community partners, and other mandated reporters in taking action to address this issue. Likewise, the  CDRC will host a roundtable even that will bring together multiple systems, such as juvenile justice, special education and policy legislation, to create options and solutions for clients of color who are often situated within one or more of these systems concurrently. Overall, the CDRC will look for every opportunity to grow and sustain this work in order to ensure equity for all of Colorado’s children and families, and to serve as a model for others looking to reduce the disparities that exist within their own states