SuPPoRT Colorado
SuPPoRT Colorado envisions a Colorado that equitably serves all families through prevention and reduction of substance use during pregnancy and provides multigenerational support for families to thrive.
2021-2022 Priority Areas
The priorities, strategies and activities of SuPPoRT Colorado are guided by family voice experiences and leadership. Strategic planning, activity engagement and impact are each data-informed.
SuPPoRT Colorado is convening, supporting and guiding the advancement of the following four priority areas.
Where the Work is Happening
Reduce stigma around accessing substance use disorder treatment and recovery supports for pregnant and parenting people.
SuPPoRT Colorado Work Groups
Learn more about the groups working to address this priority area.
Provider Education Work Group
The Provider Education Work Group is working to expand healthcare provider education resources related to substance use and pregnancy with an emphasis on family leadership and addressing implicit bias.
Family Advisory Board
The Family Advisory Board (FAB) is working to build capacity around storytelling to reduce stigma.
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Where the Work is Happening
Ensure systems, and the people who work within them, develop policies and practices with families that support warm handoffs and standardize practices to address inequities.
SuPPoRT Colorado Work Groups
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CHoSEN Collaborative
The Colorado Hospital Substance Exposed Newborns Collaborative better known as the CHoSEN Collaborative is working to broaden the collaborative to include practice change opportunities related to all substances as well as to focus on additional recruitment.
Learn more at CHoSENCollaborative.org
Plans of Safe Care Work Group
The Plans of Safe Care Work Group is working to develop specific recommendations and best practices for implementation of Plans of Safe Care.
Where the Work is Happening
Build Colorado’s statewide capacity to align efforts, apply lessons from our data and recognize and respond to emerging needs
SuPPoRT Colorado Work Groups
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Steering Committee and Family Advisory Board
The Steering Committee and Family Advisory Board will co-author a set of recommendations for how opioid settlement funds could support priorities of the SuPPoRT Colorado work.
Policy Analysis Work Group
The Policy Analysis Work Group is working to develop policy guidance in response to emerging needs and best practices.
Data and Research Advisory Group
The Data and Research Advisory Group is working to build data and research capacity in the state through the Colorado Perinatal Substance Use Data Linkage Project and Qualitative Study and other emergent opportunities.
Where the Work is Happening
Build Colorado’s statewide capacity to identify Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and support impacted families.
SuPPoRT Colorado Work Groups
Learn more about the groups working to address this priority area.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Work Group
The FASD Work Group is working to implement the education recommendation from the Colorado 2020 FASD Report.
Progress
Over a Decade
SuPPoRT Colorado has made significant progress over the past decade, advancing a variety of notable projects and initiatives.
Legislative Change
SuPPoRT Colorado also has a long history of providing subject matter expertise translating best practice recommendations into critical statutory changes to improve the care of families impacted by prenatal substance exposure.
HB12-1100 Pregnancy & Evidence Of Substance Use
Developed the language for HB Bill 12-1100 and worked with partners and legislators to ensure its passage to protect drug screen and test results obtained through prenatal care from being used in criminal prosecution of a pregnant person.
HB19-1193 Behavioral Health Supports For High-risk Families
Recommended the expansion of the criminal protection from HB12-1100 to also include conversations with behavioral health providers about substance use during pregnancy through HB 19-1193.
SB20-028 Substance Use Disorder Recovery
Drafted and convened a stakeholder process for components of SB 20-28 regarding updating child abuse and neglect definitions related to prenatal substance exposure to de-emphasize the focus on positive drug tests for controlled substances at time of birth and to increase consistency in holistic assessments of families.
RESOURCES
Plan of Safe Care Best Practices
Download the best practice recommendations!
Indications for Toxicology Testing
Download the best practice guidelines!
Plan of Safe Care One Pager
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Toxicology Testing One Pager
Promote the best practice guidelines across your network!
Get Involved
The SuPPoRT Colorado Steering Committee is tasked with identifying and implementing strategies for reducing the number of families impacted by substance use during pregnancy and for improving outcomes for families across the lifespan.
Get Involved
In 2021-2022, SuPPoRT Colorado is convening, supporting and guiding work groups to advance the priority areas identified by the SuPPoRT Colorado Family Advisory Board and Steering Committee and informed by stakeholder input in 2020.
- Join a SuPPoRT Colorado Work Group
- Subscribe to Updates on this Important Work
Backbone Support
Illuminate Colorado Strategic Initiatives team supports the SuPPoRT Colorado Steering Committee and Family Advisory Board, the CHoSEN Collaborative and the SuPPoRT Colorado Work Groups.
After you sign up to join a work group, we will reach out with more information to get you everything you need to get involved.
Questions?
Contact Kelli Sutton, Strategic Initiatives Manager
