Youth and Adolescents

Adolescents (10-19 years) and Youth (15-24 years) amount globally to almost 2 billion individuals. In their quest for agency, autonomy, and self-realization, they pass through neuro-physiological development.

1 in 7 experiences a mental disorder with implications for risk-taking, experimentation and exploration, and depression, anxiety and behavioral disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds.

"Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you”.

― Sarah Addison Allen, The Girl Who Chased the Moon

Our Approach

Societies can support youth and adolescents' involvement as equal partners wherever they live, play, study or work, and provide the right to education, violence protection and social inclusion, nondiscrimination, and access to information and digital technology. The consequences of failing to address adolescent mental health conditions extend to adulthood. Structured programs have shown to prevent risky behaviors in adolescents.

We provide means to involve adolescents and youth to identify useful credible multi-sectorial information to make sensible choices on mental health, reproductive, social, and life skills development are envisaged. Promote creation and development of platforms for interaction across generations.

We partner with networks of Adolescents and Youth, Universities, NGOs, UN Organizations, and foundations.