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DENVER—Colorado officials are setting up a statewide telephone hotline for people to report child abuse and neglect as they work to improve the state’s child welfare system.
The Denver Post () reports Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday announced reforms including the hotline and new training on how to assess reports of child abuse and neglect. State lawmakers also plan to seek a study of workloads of child protection workers.
The changes follow the deaths of 175 children under state supervision over the past six years.
The state will also build a website where the public can see how county child welfare departments are faring at protecting children.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
