Boulder is launching a new assessment to gather feedback about the well-being of the community’s youth.

The Youth Well-being Assessment, which can be accessed online via Be Heard Boulder, is open to young people ages 6 to 18 as well as their parents, caregivers and service providers. The questionnaire takes less than five minutes, is available in English and Spanish, and will remain open until Dec. 31. Responses will be anonymous.

Assessing young people’s well-being is a key part of Boulder’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative. The goal of the CFCI is to create a local action plan for improving youth well-being that incorporates the voices and experiences of young people. Boulder also eventually hopes to be recognized as a UNICEF Child Friendly City and has partnered with UNICEF USA and Growing Up Boulder, a local nonprofit, in that effort.

“The Youth Well-being Assessment is an essential step toward creating a more equitable, safe and child-responsive community for the youth of Boulder,” Growing Up Boulder Executive Director Mara Mintzer stated in a news release. “By actively involving young people, parents, caregivers and adult allies in this process, we hope to gain valuable perspectives that will guide us in addressing the most pressing priorities for our community’s youth.”

Boulder received $2 million in proceeds from the sale of the Denver Broncos stadium naming rights that will be used to implement the action plan that arises from the CFCI. This funding is required to be used in support of youth activities.

To take the assessment or learn more about it, visit bit.ly/4833rw9.