Press Release

August is Child Support Awareness Month

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month, and the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) within the Colorado Department of Human Services and local county offices plan to celebrate with a series of events throughout the month.

Colorado Division of Child Welfare recognized for LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts

DENVER (July 8, 2019) — The Colorado Department of Human Services proudly announces that the Office of Children, Youth and Families Division of Child Welfare (DCW) has earned the Innovator Seal from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for its ongoing work to develop policies and practices that affirm LGBTQ+ youth in foster care and encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community to become foster and adoptive parents.

Five Colorado foster families honored by Gov. Jared Polis and CDHS

DENVER (May 11, 2019) — On Saturday, Gov. Jared Polis and Minna Castillo Cohen, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF), recognized five foster families from across Colorado for their dedication to Colorado’s children and teens in foster care. In addition to playing a critical role by providing safe, stable homes for Colorado’s children, each family is sharing their story to inspire others to help address the statewide need for foster families.

Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center employee arrested

DENVER (April 26, 2019) — A staff member at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center was arrested Thursday by the Lakewood Police Department.
 
Joseph Forrest, a resident of Lakewood, was arrested under the suspicion of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, according to Lakewood Police.
 
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), which operates the youth services facility, placed Forrest on administrative leave Thursday.