Youth Deflection Evaluator

The Colorado Department of Public Safety is seeking a research and evaluation partner to conduct a statewide evaluation of the Youth Deflection and Community Investment Grant Program. The selected contractor will be responsible for developing a common assessment instrument, designing a central data repository, and analyzing data to measure the outcomes of the grant program. The contractor will work closely with the staff of the Division of Criminal Justice and will be required to provide monthly updates, annual reports, and technical assistance to grantees. • The grant program aims to provide traumatically informed health and development services to youth in lieu of warning, citation, or arrest. • The program will serve youth, including Native American youth, and will focus on providing mixed-delivery systems of trauma-informed health and development deflection programs. • The contractor will be required to have experience working with juvenile justice and delinquency prevention systems, as well as experience conducting research on juvenile justice programs. • The contractor will be required to have a demonstrated commitment to working with communities impacted by the justice system.