Publications

The publications below offer general guidelines related to child support as well as research studies on different child support projects and grants.

Of Interest to Parents

Child Support Services Handbook, The Basics 
Colorado Child Support Services, Policy and Evaluation, 03/05/2019.

Child Support Informational Brochures

Child Support Informational Flyers 

Child Support Informational Videos

Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting Research Reports

Life. As Told By Youth
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, May 2024.

2-Gen Research Reports 

Integrating A Two-Generation Approach to Child Support Services: Colorado’s Service Level Approach
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, January 2018. 

Transforming Colorado's Child Support Services to a Two-Generation Approach  
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the University of Denver's Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab and the Center for Policy Research, February 2020. 

Behavioral Interventions Research Reports 

Testing Approaches to Increase Child Support Payments in Colorado
Behavioral Interventions for Child Support Services Research Brief, 2020. 

Digital Marketing Evaluation Reports 

Evaluation Report: Colorado Digital Marketing Grant, Intervention 1
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, May 2020.

Evaluation Report: Colorado Digital Marketing Grant, Intervention 2
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, July 2020.

Colorado Division of Child Support Services: Digital Marketing Grant Webinar

Parenting Time Research Reports

Colorado Parenting Time/Visitation Project
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, 09/01/2007.

Technology & Parenting Time Services 
Prepared for the Colorado Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, 2019. 

General Reports

Colorado Interstate Collaboration (CIC) Grant Report
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services by the Center for Policy Research, November 2023.

The Child Support Commission Report (2023)

Building Assets for Fathers and Families, Colorado Triple Play 
David Proce, Center for Public Policy Studies, Division of Child Support Services, Larry Desbien, 09/01/2014.

Colorado Child Support State Infographic 2019 Fiscal Year
Prepared by the Office of Child Support Services, 2020.

Early Intervention in Child Support 
Prepared under Grant Number 90-FI0059 from the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2/01/2007. 

Operation Access Evaluation Report 
The Butler Institute for Families, Division of Child Support Services, Larry Desbien, 03/01/2014.

Parents to Work 
Prepared for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Enforcement by the Center for Policy Research, 02/01/2011.

Tools for Better Practices and Better Outcomes 
Prepared for the Colorado Department of Human Services, November 2019.