Contact

Carol Stott

Strategy and Planning Manager Children, Youth & Women

(09) 630 9943 x 26024

021 811 625

Or

Ruth Bijl

Associate Strategy and Planning Manager, Women & Youth

(09) 630 9943 x 27920

021 280 4310

Introduction
Young people need to be considered as a discrete group with specific health needs related to their age and developmental stage.  Examining the particular health needs of young people has shown that there has been little attention paid to their specific needs and that in reality they have largely got lost between children and adult services. 

The major health issues for young people in ADHB include teenage pregnancy, injury, mental health issues including suicide and self-harm and sexual health as well as oral health and skin sepsis. A Youth Health Improvement Plan has been developed and can be downloaded from the link below. Work is currently underway to determine how to implement the plan within current constraints. For further information about implementation of the Youth Health Improvement Plan contact Ruth Bijl on  

Document Downloads

• Youth Health Improvement Plan (PDF, 2.2 MB)

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