The purpose of the handbook is to describe policies and guidelines for Diagnostic & Evaluation (D&E) Clinics. Although each community's D&E clinic is unique, general operating procedures and fundamentals are the same, as outlined in this handbook.
Stakeholders will have an understanding of the service needs for families; the service providers that are available and accessible in their jurisdictions; and will be empowered and enabled to use their community partners in developing and delivering necessary services so that children and youth will be provided with safety, permanency and well-being.
It is the policy of the Colorado Department of Human Services to require care providers to meet standards and conditions for the well being and protection of the homeless youth in their care. In furtherance of the foregoing policy considerations, the proper enforcement of these rules requires thorough and ongoing appraisal of the youth care shelter where care is provided, the staff members providing the care, and the nature and quality of the care provided.
