Colorado Child Welfare Organizational Structure and Capacity Analysis Project

September 23, 2009 This report, written by Policy Studies Inc. and American Humane, presents the results of the Colorado Child Welfare Organizational Structure and Capacity Analysis, conducted under contract with the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). On April 16, 2008, Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. issued an Executive Order creating the Governor's Child Welfare Action Committee (Action Committee). The charge of the Executive Order was to provide recommendations to improve Colorado's child welfare system. The analysis in this report was conducted by Policy Studies, Inc. (PSI) and American Humane to determine the efficacy of child welfare services provided . . .