Adolescent Health & Medicine

A focus on adolescence is central in the new era of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. Although progress has been made in recent decades, far too many adolescents still face numerous health challenges such as communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental illnesses, injuries and violence, and have little or no access to quality health services, education, reproductive health care, and good nutrition. Greater attention to adolescence is needed to attain the highest standards of health and well-being—physical, mental and social—if global health targets are to be met. The ambition of this Special Issue “Adolescent Health & Medicine” is to acknowledge not only the unique health challenges that young people face, but also their pivotal role as key drivers of change in the post-2015 era.

Submission deadline: 25/06/2024