When a teen is in crisis from a mental health concern, it’s crucial to get them help immediately. Inpatient treatment at Longleaf Hospital serves adolescents ages 13-17 who are struggling with severe ...
Clinical practice guidelines recommend psychotherapy (usually cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]), antidepressants, or both) but offer less guidance on what to do if initial treatment fails. At least ...
Older adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence. Pregnancy complications and unsafe abortions are the leading causes of death among 15-19-year-old girls. Most adolescent mortality and morbidity is preventable or treatable, but adolescents face specific barriers in accessing health information and services.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The document aims to equip governments to respond to the health and well-being challenges, opportunities and needs of adolescents. The guidance provides the latest available data on adolescent health and well-being. It also outlines an updated ...
Investing in adolescent health ensures triple dividends in terms of health during adolescence, health during later adulthood (by preventing risk factors for chronic conditions like non-communicable diseases) as well as health of the future generation (by ensuring health of the offspring of women who themselves remained healthy).
Adolescent health is starting to attract the attention it deserves, and is increasingly prominent in global health initiatives. This includes the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, areas such as mental health (young people’s mental health is the theme of 2018’s World Mental Health Day on 10 October) and management of sexually transmitted infections ...