Services and Activities

On May 11, 2010, the CDRC sponsored a Data Facilitated Discussion regarding Colorado county specific disproportionality and disparity data at the University Center at Chaparral. This event was co-hosted by CDRC data staff and the University of California at Berkeley’s Child Welfare Research Center. Over 30 county representatives were afforded the opportunity to learn what their county level data revealed, the benefits and challenges of public facing disparities data, and how the state of California utilized data informed decision making processes to address racial disparities in their child welfare system. 

Photographs from this event are featured in the slideshow below.

Upcoming Activities

The CDRC will continue to present and disseminate Colorado’s data to each of the 64 counties. The center, along with members of its advisory committee, will also continue to host regional and community planning meetings in order to engage child welfare professionals, service providers, community members and partners, and other mandated reporters in taking action to address this issue. Likewise, the CDRC will host a roundtable in October 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 concurrently situated within one or more of these systems. 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.