Data Collection sources-

• Colorado Equity Compass– state-wide digital initiative that identifies the inequities individuals and families face across CO to help communities and organizations better understand these issues and support and enhance the health and well-being of those impacted.

• Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Interactive Dashboard– Interactive Data Dashboard featuring state and regional results from 2013-2023
  • High School Data dashboard
  • Middle School Data dashboard
  • 2023 HKCS results- English and Spanish

• The Youth scan Project– A statewide digital initiative that puts youth voices front and center in the decisions that impact their lives regarding issues impacting their health, safety, well-being, learning, and community.

State Legislation-

• CO Children’s Campaign- Kids count in CO 2024 report and 2024 Legislation Session

• Colorado Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws– Reference guide

• Colorado General Assembly
  • Colorado laws
  • Colorado legislation regarding
    • Domestic violence- reporting requirements and procedure (including immunity from liability)
    • Sexual assault- definition, reporting requirements and procedure (including immunity from liability)
    • Human Trafficking- definition (sex), definition (labor), For children (<18 years old)- refer to child abuse laws below for reporting
    • Child abuse (including sexual abuse)- definitions, mandated reporting, reporting procedure, immunity from liability
      • Updated reporting procedure* per HB 25-1188, effective 9/1/2025
        • New rules for child abuse and neglect reporting
          • Clarified reporting deadlines. Mandatory reporters must now make reports as soon as possible, but within 24 hours of suspecting abuse or neglect. The previous “immediately” requirement was often unclear. For dating violence or sexual assault involving young victims, the deadline is 72 hours.
          • No more delegation of duty. Mandatory reporters cannot delegate their responsibility to report to a supervisor or another employee without firsthand knowledge. This closes a loophole that sometimes allowed reports to be suppressed.
          • Prohibition of discriminatory reporting. It is now explicitly forbidden to make reports based solely on a family’s race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability. The goal is to reduce the disproportionate number of reports involving low-income families and families of color where poverty-related issues, like lack of consistent housing, were mistaken for neglect.
          • “Outside of work” reporting clarification. The law clarifies that mandatory reporters are not required to report suspected abuse or neglect they learn about outside of their professional capacity.
          • Victim’s advocates removed from list. Victim’s advocates are no longer listed as mandatory reporters under state law.
          • Simplified reporting process. If multiple mandatory reporters contact authorities about the same incident, only the first one needs to file a full report. Subsequent callers will receive a referral ID number to satisfy their reporting requirement.
        • Requirements for employers and organizations
          • Reporting protocols. Entities that employ mandatory reporters can create their own reporting protocols, but the protocols must comply with state law and regulation, and cannot deter or impede an employee from filing a report with the authorities.