Failed to Death

Editorial: Hickenlooper vetoed this bad bill in 2018 for a reason. Now it could come back.
Lawmakers in 2020 should not turn the public away from child abuse. We must care...

“This has to get fixed”: Problems with $25.3 million upgrade to Colorado’s child-protection computer system leave children at risk, officials say
Since the upgraded system went operational earlier this summer, it has crashed repeatedly without any...

Aged Out: A note about this series from reporter Jennifer Brown
The Denver Post's "Aged Out" series aims to illuminate the struggles that foster youths face...

Open-records advocates say bill to seal minors’ autopsy reports could obscure failings in child-protection system
Proposed legislation that would bar the public in Colorado from viewing autopsy reports on the...

Review team releases recommendations for Denver’s child-welfare system
Review team releases recommendations for Denver's child-welfare system

Audit finds cracks in Colorado investigations of child abuse, neglect
Audit finds cracks in Colorado investigations of child abuse, neglect

Children’s Literacy Center creates dynamic duos of tutors and kids
Children's Literacy Center creates dynamic duos of tutors and kids

Two kids rescued from neglect in Denver in 2006 thriving now in Lamar
Two kids rescued from neglect in Denver in 2006 thriving now in Lamar

Missing Denver toddler found
Missing Denver toddler found

Apartment where boys were rescued source of multiple complaints
Apartment where boys were rescued source of multiple complaints