Pre-Adolescent Services Task Force
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.