Runaway, Outreach, Notification, and Intervention (RONI) Project
The RONI Project in partnership with the Denver Police Department, will conduct the intake and follow-up processes for runaway reports within the City and County of Denver. The RONI Team will provide services and supports to the youth and their families.
Submit a RONI Referral Report
What happens after I submit a runaway report?
After receiving a runaway report, a RONI Team member will try to find the youth, offer safety planning, harm reduction, and resources to ensure their well-being, connect them with community support, and prevent future runaway incidents. The intervention process follows these steps:
- A parent or guardian reports their child as a runaway to the RONI Team.
- Based on individual circumstances, the DPD may respond.
- The RONI Team will attempt to contact the runaway youth while providing updates, services, and support to the family.
- Upon locating the youth, a RONI team member is assigned to provide services and support to the youth.
- If a youth is high-risk, RONI will partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for additional resources.
- If a youth is missing for more than 30 days, their case will be assigned to DPD’s Missing and Exploited Persons Unit for follow-up.
Available Services and Resources
Available services include but are not limited to: Safety planning, goal setting, basic needs for youth and family, individual and/or family therapy, mentoring, substance use treatment, tutoring, sports, and prosocial activity connection.
Submitting a runaway report and engagement with the RONI Project is voluntary and comes at no cost to the family or youth. If a family or youth chooses to stop working with RONI, the team will only reach out if there is a new runaway report or if the family or youth requests contact.
Partners: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children