Child welfare in Colorado found lacking

[Louisiana1976]

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s child welfare system is not in compliance with federal regulations on child safety and well-being, according to a review released Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

The review found that Colorado did not meet standards for abuse in home care and placement stability. The state is also not in compliance with standards measuring child safety and well-being.

Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., a Democrat, created a task force in 2008 after a state investigation into the deaths of 13 children whose families had previous contact with social workers. State officials said there was no way of knowing if those were among the 65 cases reviewed by the federal government, but they said the report was a wake-up call.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/us/06colorado.html?hpw