The largest generation of adolescents and young people in human history (1.8 billion) demands more attention and action. Adolescents and young adults face unprecedented social, economic, and cultural change. This new Lancet Commission argues that there are both current threats, if inaction continues, but also tremendous unrealised opportunities not only for the health and wellbeing of young people themselves but also for the future of society and future generations. The most powerful actions for adolescent health and wellbeing are intersectoral, multilevel, and multicomponent and engage and empower young people themselves to be part of change and accountability mechanisms.

Professor George Patton discusses how the world’s 1.8 billion adolescents have the power to positively transform the future.

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Professor Susan Sawyer discusses where the burden of disease lies in adolescents and how a broader approach beyond the health sector is needed to improve adolescent health around the world.

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