• Colorado Youth CREATE Council

    Colorado Youth CREATE Council

    Are you interested in being a youth leader and change maker in protecting and supporting youth sexual reproductive health and rights? Colorado Youth Create is recruiting youth between the ages 17-22 for its statewide Youth Advocacy Council.  

  • Fast Facts

    Fast Facts

    The teen birth rate is decreasing - there were nearly 800 fewer births to teens in 2010 than the previous year in Colorado. On average, every 96 minutes a baby is born to a Colorado teen.
     
  • Interactive Map

    Interactive Map

    Looking for local contacts? The latest birth rate data specific to where you live? Explore our interactive map that includes the most recent data from our 2012 State of Adolescent Sexual Health Report.

  • Raising the Bar

    Raising the Bar

    Raising the Bar 2013: Making the Grade in Adolescent Sexual Health in Colorado

    Save the Date!
    October 24 & 25, 2013
    American Mountaineering Center
    710 10th St.
    Golden, CO 80401

Colorado Youth Matter helps educate the educator – in schools and communities, among families and peers.

 

Through training, research, advocacy, comprehensive sexuality education and youth/family partnerships, we help communities across Colorado reach their desired academic and health goals.

 

Colorado Youth Matter opened our doors in 1984 to provide training for educators and build a statewide network to advance the well-being of teen parents. Since then, we remain the only statewide organization committed exclusively to youth sexual health, access to opportunity for all youth, and support for pregnant and parenting teens.

Mission

Colorado Youth Matter actively engages Colorado communities to promote the healthy sexual and reproductive development of all teens and advance the well-being of parenting teens.

Vision

All young people in Colorado will be equipped with education and resources to make healthy decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

2012 SASH Report

2012 SASH Report

Colorado Youth Matter is pleased to present its 2012 State of Adolescent Sexual Health Report.  This report provides a summary of relevant, up-to-date statistics on the sexual health of Colorado adolescents and a snapshot of how our state has progressed and measured up to national trends over time.  The information and recommendations are intended for programs and policies that will continue to support the health and well-being of all youth.

Access the full report.

Youth Sexual Health in Colorado

Youth Sexual Health in Colorado
A Call to Action:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has developed a comprehensive plan to improve youth sexual health outcomes in Colorado, resulting in the publication, Youth Sexual Health in Colorado: A Call to Action. Colorado Youth Matter and The Healthy Colorado Youth Alliance were honored to be chosen to develop the Call to Action with the dedicated staff at CDPHE.