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Recent media coverage of the Children's Law Center and issues affecting the children we protect.

 

Colorado to Announce Statewide Child Abuse Hotline, By Jennifer Brown, Jordan Steffen and Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post, February 6, 2013

Judiciary issues take center stage, By Peter Marcus, The Colorado Statesman, January 18, 2013

State audit likely this year for child welfare system, By Jennifer Brown, Jordan Steffen and Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post, January 12, 2013

Congress Votes to Help Kids!, Every Child Matters Education Fund, January 2013

State works to expand new method for assessing reports of child abuse, By Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, December 8, 2012

DU panel hears fixes to campaign finance reform, By Peter Marcus, The Colorado Statesman, December 14, 2012

Meaningful philanthropy can be the legacy you leave, By Bruce DeBoskey, The Denver Post, December 16, 2012

Cour rules that lawsuit over Chandler Grafner's death can go forward, By John Ingold, December 19, 2012

Guest Commentary: Colorado still failing our kids, By Stephanie Villafuerte, The Denver Post, November 21, 2012

Lawmakers pledge new look at Colorado child protection system, By Christopher N. Osher, Jennifer Brown, Jordan Steffen and Karen Auge, The Denver Post, November 20, 2012

Seeking solutions to improve Colorado's child welfare system, By Jennifer Brown, Christopher N. Osher and Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, November 18, 2012

Abused or neglected kids more likely to have impaired body or brain, By Christopher N. Osher, Jennifer Brown and Karen Auge, The Denver Post, November 17, 2012

Short on justice: Penalties for child deaths less severe than for adults in Colorado, By Karen Auge and Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, November 16, 2012

Cash divide: Funding inequities have plagued Colorado's child welfare system, By Christopher N. Osher, Jennifer Brown and Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, November 15, 2012

Memorandums of understanding can bring police, child services together, By Christopher N. Osher, Jennifer Brown and Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, November 14, 2012

Colorado, counties differ on when probes of child abuse are needed, By Jordan Steffen, Jennifer Brown and Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post, November 13, 2012

Failed to Death: "System was set up to fail", By Jennifer Brown, Christopher N. Osher and Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, November 12, 2012

Abused children's cries for help were ignored, By Jennifer Brown, Christopher N. Osher and Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, November 11, 2012

Failed To Death, By 9NEWS

Cortez man guilty of killing infant daughter gets 90 days in jail, By Karen Auge, The Denver, Post, October 2, 2012

Davidson: Havana Nights, Pistolera concert offer Denver two benefits with a Latin beat, By Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, September 23, 2012

Leaving a Lasting Legacy of Passion, By Colin Brandt, Mount Royal University, September 20, 2012

Sports That Inspire: The Sport of Kings, By Kaelyn Gustafson, 303 Magazine, July 3, 2012

Colorado Supreme Court hears two cases about foster care, By Jordan Steffen, Denver Post, June 8, 2012

Colorado Supreme Court hears 2 foster care cases, By The Associated Press, 9News, June 7, 2012

Colorado Supreme Court hears 2 foster care cases, By The Associated Press, Northern Colorado 5, June 7, 2012

Colorado Supreme Court to decide if foster parents can intervene in abuse hearings, By Melanie Asmar, Denver Westword, June 6, 2012

Guest Commentary: Foster care and "forever families" in Colorado, By Seth Grob, Denver Post, May 13, 2012

Tense talk on what's best fit for Colorado child-welfare watchdog, By Jordan Steffen, Denver Post, April 12, 2012

Child abuse: Former foster kids, lawmakers, advocates rally to prevent it, By Melanie Asmar, Denver Westword, April 4, 2012

Child near-fatalities: Bill requires state to review them and release info-- with exceptions, By Melanie Asmar, Denver Westword, March 26, 2012

CH2M Hill lawyer makes a difference, By Ashley Post, Inside Counsel, February 23, 2012

Child welfare reform: Colorado unveils plan to better protect children, By Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post, February 16, 2012

Policy violations in Colorado social-services system found amid deaths of 43 children, By Jordan Steffen, The Denver Post, January 29, 2012

Colorado appeals court allows abused siblings to sue social workers, By Felisa Cardona, The Denver Post, January 6, 2012