Colorado’s Cross-Agency Approach to Supporting Young Children and Their Families During COVID-19

This commentary features a conversation with health leaders in Colorado about how their agencies partnered to support families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the challenges they faced.

Shelter-in-place orders, closed childcare centers, and parental employment losses have created a critical crisis for many families with young children. In some states, agencies serving young children and their families are partnering in new ways to address this heightened need.