81D255FDC0705596872584340078EB7F Hearing Summary

The committee discussed the need for more information about breaking silos and community-driven prevention models. Senator Gonzales expressed her desire to see information about how to bring existing support systems to scale in a way that does not overburden communities. Senator Lundeen wanted to understand more about the context for school violence and expressed his opinion that successful programs need to be leveraged. Representative Sirota talked about the patchwork of systems in Colorado that are applied inconsistently across the state. Representative Beckman discussed security threat assessments and best practices. Senator Fields talked about issues of bullying prevention and post-incident trauma response. Representative Michaelson Jenet made closing remarks.