Effective School Health Service: A Response to Adolescent Health Needs in Europe

The World Health Organization defines "adolescents" as people aged 10-19 years; "youth" (also named "AYA" for "adolescents and young adults") as those aged 15 to 24 years; and "young people" as those aged 10-24 years.1 Several of the main health problems affecting adolescents in the whole world have changed, with a lessening of the prevalence of most infectious diseases, an increase in mental health problems and intentional or unintentional violence, the persistence of sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancies and abortions, and an increase in problems linked with substance misuse.

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