Colorado Youth Data

• Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Data Dashboard

  • Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) and Colorado Healthy Schools Smart Source (Smart Source), are Colorado’s widely-administered surveys on the health and well-being of young people and school health policies and practices that support youth health. Data from HKCS and Smart Source are complementary and can be used together to provide a more complete picture of youth and school health.

• Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Data Dashboard

  • The Child Fatality Prevention System (CFPS) is a statewide network that focuses on preventing child deaths. The system reviews all deaths that occur in Colorado among infants, children and youth under age 18.

Colorado GDL Data

• Comparison data of young driver traffic fatalities before and after the passage of GDL

• Colorado Motor Vehicle Problem Identification Dashboard and Reports

• Colorado Young Drivers Alliance Fact Sheet on GDL Laws

The Positive Youth Development Approach

• Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a strengths-based view of adolescence. This approach focuses on helping young people acquire the skills and knowledge needed to become healthy and productive adults.

  • Explore the PYD Toolbox to learn about primary PYD principles and how you can implement PYD in your agency.

Ready to hire a Youth Advisor for your organization, project or team?

• Use the Youth Advisor Readiness Assessment to guide you through some critical questions and gauge your readiness for adopting the Youth Advisor Model.

Want to connect with Colorado youth on important issues that directly affect them?

• Connect with the Youth Partnership for Health, a youth advisory council for state, local and community stakeholders to ensure that the needs and voices of young people are included in the programs and policies that affect them.