News

The health and wellbeing of our future lies with adolescents
“The health and wellbeing of our future lies with adolescents” – a blog piece by Georgia Lockwood Estrin.

Resources updated
Our Conference and Publication pages (aka resources tab) have been updated to include the latest publications on adolescent health and wellbeing, and a list of upcoming adolescent focused conferences.

Report now available
“Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing” is NOW AVAILABLE.

New report from the HBSC study
“Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and well-being” is the latest report from the HBSC study. It presents findings from 220 000 young people in 42 countries in Europe & North America.

New Conference page
Introducing our new page dedicated to collating and promoting Global and National, Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Conferences.

Two commissioners appointed to EWEC panel
We are very proud to announce the appointment of two Commissioners, Carmen Barroso and Dakshitha Wickremarathne onto the Every Woman Every Child’s Independent Accountability Panel.

SRH of young people in Asia & the Pacific
A new report reviews the status of young people’s sexual and reproductive health in 32 countries across Asia and the Pacific – focusing on the impact of existing policies and programmes, and showcasing best practices in the region.

International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM
The 6th of February is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a day to raise awareness of the practice and work towards its elimination.

Young people and resilience
New VicHealth Mental Wellbeing Strategy 2015–2019, launched focusing on adolescents and young adults.