{"id":3616,"date":"2020-10-07T10:42:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2020-10-07T10:57:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:57:18","slug":"adolescent-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/2020\/10\/07\/adolescent-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Adolescent wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 2015, all the member states of the United Nations\u00a0<\/span>committed to work towards<\/span>\u00a0the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>SDG 3 aims to\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>and c<\/span>entral to this goal are the concepts of <\/span>health <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>wellbeing<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A new paper,\u00a0<\/span>Adolescent Well-Being: A Definition and Conceptual Framework<\/em><\/a>\u00a0published in the October issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, details how adolescent wellbeing is the key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3<\/span>, as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>oday<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s generation of adolescents is the largest in human history, with 25% of the population aged between 10-24 years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19 has had vast effects on the wellbeing of adolescents<\/span>\u2019<\/span>, reinforcing the importance of have effective systems available to support the health and wellbeing of this age-group.\u00a0<\/span>But what is adolescent well-being? And how do<\/span>es health impact this concept of adolescent wellbeing?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The WHO led initiative, developed a framework for defining, programming and measuring adolescent wellbeing. The commentary proposes a 5-domain framework, including both subjective and objective factors, emphasising the multidimensional nature of wellbeing. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By implementing these measures, the WHO hopes to build momentum for a 2022\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Global Summit on Adolescents<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>to increase political and financial investments for this population group.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>It will be essential that multiple sectors unite behind the common objective of improving wellbeing, using a common set of definitions, concepts, and indicators. Here, focusing on adolescents, we have proposed the first two of these requirements,\u201d the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>paper<\/span><\/span>\u00a0explains.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CAH is a WHO Collaborating Centre, and CAH co-director Prof George Patton is a contributor in this body of work. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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