The Office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) is seeking facilitation and support services for the administration of the Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement (Task Force), which will sit for two years. This 24-member task force will be housed in the CPO and is comprised of a diverse set of professionals, families and those with lived experience.
The Task Force must address nine directives which span a complex web of legal, regulatory, medical, therapeutic and financial considerations. These include, but are not limited to, analysis of the root causes of why children run away from placements, the legal and regulatory frameworks currently in place and how entities across child protection – including facilities, law enforcement and child welfare services – will need to coordinate to address these issues. These issues are complex and will require that members be provided with educational materials to consider these difficult policy issues. They require the Task Force meetings be structured in a way that allows for open discussion, while also ensuring the group produces tangible results. The Task Force may develop recommendations and must produce at least two written reports detailing its analysis, work and possible recommendations.
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