Pre-Adolescent Services Task Force | Colorado Department of Human Services

The Pre-Adolescent Services Task Force was established by House Bill 22-1131, which required the Colorado Department of Human Services to create a 32-member task force to examine potential gaps in services for juveniles who are 10-12 years of age, should the minimum age of prosecution of juveniles increase from 10 to 13. The task force will identify how the identified services can be delivered outside the juvenile justice system and make recommendations for funding those services. The task force is to complete a report with its findings and recommendations by Dec. 30 to four legislative committees.

All task force meetings will have a virtual participation option to allow for the greatest flexibility, participation from across the state, and consideration of peak COVID-19 transmission periods. Task force meetings will be held (per statute) at least twice every month from August through December or more frequently to perform its required duties.

Meetings

Aug. 1, 2022
Aug. 26, 2022
Sept. 16, 2022
Sept. 30, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 14, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 28, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 4, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 18, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 2, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 9, 2022: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 13: 3 to 4:40 p.m. (View recording of wordsmithing session; passcode: qlQ?!PE8)
Dec. 14: 10 to 11:30 a.m. (View recording of wordsmithing session; passcode: B%T0hQF!)
Jan. 13: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 27: 1 to 4 p.m.
Feb. 16: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86818057817
Meeting ID: 868 1805 7817
Dial: 719 359 4580 US
Feb. 17: 2 to 3 p.m
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87068705068
Meeting ID: 870 6870 5068
Dial: 719 359 4580 US

Agendas and Minutes

Resources

Membership

Member	Representation
Sen. Julie Gonzales	State Senate
Rep. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez	State House of Representatives
Rep. Mary Bradfield	State House of Representatives
Kelly Abbott	Division of Criminal Justice
Kelly Friesen	Law enforcement agency
Kirsta Britton	District attorney
Liz Upton	Defense attorney
Kelley Southerland	Probationary services
Katie Hecker	Office of the Child's Representative
Shawna Geiger	Office of Respondent Parent Counsel
Trevor Williams	State Division of Child Welfare
Chris Meyer	Behavioral Health Administration
Todd Cordrey	Rural school district
Darcy Brown	Urban school district
M.K. Hooley-Underwood	Local collaborative management program
Kristine Rolfes	Local juvenile services planning committee
Luke Yoder	Restorative Justice Council
Rodrick Prayer	Health Care Policy and Financing
Martha Johnson	Rural county department of human services
Sara Boylan	Urban county department of human services
Elizabeth Doner	Treatment provider: problematic sexual behavior
Robin Friesen-Holwell	Victim services for children representative
Cynthia Chapman	Sexual assault victim representative
Jessica Courtney	Pediatric mental/behavioral health
Dr. Carly Muller	Pediatrician or pediatric clinician
Elie Zwiebel	Nonprofit organization-legal services
Natalie Baddour	Community/non-profit that provides services
Sharletta Evans	Community/non-profit that provides services
Tresha Davenport	Representative who experienced incarceration, homelessness, or out of home placement as a juvenile or a parent/legal guardian
Nathaniel Hailpern	Representative who experienced incarceration, homelessness, or out of home placement as a juvenile or a parent/legal guardian
Phillip Roybal	Representative who experienced incarceration, homelessness, or out of home placement as a juvenile or a parent/legal guardian

Contact information: If you have questions about the Pre-Adolescent Services Task Force, email Gretchen Russo at gretchen.russo@state.co.us.