Adolescent Health and Well-Being
Meeting Challenges Old and New
Imelda Coyne author Melissa Kang author Nicola J Gray author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:26th Sep '25
£39.99
This title is due to be published on 26th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£145.00(9781138340411)
This important book explores adolescent health and well-being through an ecological and developmental lens, drawing on international comparative studies and data sources to provide valuable contextual insights.
Recognizing that children and adolescents are not a homogenous group, this book highlights the importance of age distinctions in shaping health needs, risks, and protective behaviors. Adolescent development, the epidemiology and social determinants of adolescent health, health literacy and health promotion are foundational themes woven throughout the chapters. It explores how gender influences both health behaviors and outcomes, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of adolescent well-being. By presenting data comparisons across time and socio-demographic groups, the book sheds light on disparities related to gender, ethnicity (including Black and minority ethnic and Indigenous populations), age, geography, and socioeconomic status, offering valuable insights into the diverse factors that shape adolescent health.
This textbook is intended for clinicians, researchers, policy makers, advocates, youth workers, adolescents and their parents and carers.
"This new volume brings a hugely welcome focus on young people’s health through the lens of young people's strengths, rather than framing them (and their life stage) as a problem. The authors present an authoritative, timely and nuanced understanding of adolescent health in a changed world. The book presents a roadmap for improving the offer to young people and thereby improving their health. The final chapter makes the critical point that in order for adolescents to flourish we need to move past just seeing them as problems in transition, to important contributors to society. Supporting them to thrive is essential to us all."
--Dr Ann Hagell, Independent Consultant in Youth Health, UK
“Beyond recognizing the life-course opportunities inherent in adolescence, this book articulates the value of supporting adolescents to give voice to their passions and shape their own lives. It appreciates the importance of families and communities as they continue to protect adolescents, while concurrently empowering and supporting them as they expand their horizons.”
--Professor Susan M Sawyer, AM MD MBBS FRACP, Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
ISBN: 9781138340428
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164 pages