Use examples from the U.S. and beyond of completed CYIAs to see how these tools can be used to help policymakers and other officials consider the impact of potential policies or programs.
Examples from the U.S. of Completed CYIAs
- Youth Impact Assessment Helps Pass Property Tax Measure to Fund Schools, Metropolitan Area North of Denver, Colorado
- Youth Impact Assessment Highlights Children’s Digital Literacy Needs in Fresno, California
- Digital Literacy Proposal Youth Impact Assessment
- Youth Digital Access and Literacy Survey Results, Conducted as a Result of YIA Pointing to the Need for the Youth Voice – English/Spanish
- Cover Memo Highlighting Survey Findings
- Impact Assessment Related to Park Opening Highlights Consequences for Children, Santa Clara County, California
- Child Impact Statement for Defending Childhood Initiative, Shelby County Office of Early Childhood and Youth, Shelby County/Memphis, Tennessee
Examples from Outside the U.S. of Completed CYIAs
- A Child Rights Impact Assessment of Bill 39, An Act Respecting Proof of Immunization, New Brunswick Office of Child and Youth Advocate
- Heat Networks Bill, Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment, Scottish Government
- Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on children and young people, Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment, Scottish Government
- A Child’s Rights Impact Assessment on a Proposed Policy Related to the Environment and Sustainability, Welsh Government
- Example of an impact assessment to respond to COVID-related proposed policies: Independent Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the Response to Covid-19 in Scotland
Examples of Businesses Conducting Child & Youth Impact Assessments
- Child Rights Impact Assessment to Understand how Business Operations Impact Children, Verizon Communications, Inc.
- Child Rights Impact Assessment, Telia Company
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