Update from Child Wellbeing and Permanency Subcommittee

The subcommittee plans to meet at 8:00 before the regularly scheduled SB 64 taskforce meetings. Meetings will last 1 1/2 hours and be held at Mile High United Way. The committee welcome others to join them for their meetings.

After reviewing their charge the following items were discussed during this meeting and will be incorporated into the existing charge of this committee.
-Reunification with Bio Families
-Transition for 18 year olds
-OPPLA

Additional Data the Subcommittee would like:

% of youth who return home
% who are adopted
% who are in kinship
% OPPLA
% of re-entries
% of failed adoptions% of re-unifications

Areas to compare/discuss

-Paid vs unpaid kinship
-Custody vs no custody
-Voluntary vs D & N
-Prevention strategies to reduce placement(s)
-Circumventing access to foster care for Kinship
-Communication strategies to get information out to parties involvedKinship adoption

Areas to explore to get a better understanding

-Types of services available for later issues that arise after a child is adopted
-Mental Health services – access if youth request – pre and post adoption
-Dual permanency planning process available in Colorado
-SB 07- 226 – youth/ child voice in case planning and permanency planning
-Support Services for pre/post adoption, kinship, re-unification and families in crisis

SB 64 Subcommittee Members:
“Skip” Barber
Ember Beamon
Deborah Cave
Senator Moe Keller
Marlin Peterson
Heather Taussig