About Us
Colorado Drug Endangered Children (DEC) promotes the health, safety, and well-being of drug endangered children through statewide training, technical assistance, and advocacy. Children are drug endangered when their caregiver’s substance use or involvement in the illegal drug trade results in child maltreatment or interferes with their ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment.
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Colorado DEC has four primary goals:
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Increase statewide recognition of the challenges facing children in substance using environments and the positive outcomes associated with collaboration;
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Provide support to communities and organizations to increase the identification of and services to drug endangered children through collaborative community responses;
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Develop and implement projects to collect accurate quantitative and qualitative data on the scope of DEC issues;
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Support development and dissemination of innovative and effective practices, programs, and policies related to substance abuse and child welfare issues in Colorado.
In order to accomplish these goals Colorado DEC focuses on the continuum of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services in hopes of addressing the larger impacts of substance abuse, breaking the cycle of addiction, and expanding the opportunities for drug endangered children.
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