Adolescent Well-Being: A Definition and Conceptual Framework

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.042

. 2020 Oct;67(4):472-476.

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.042. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Adolescent Well-Being: A Definition and Conceptual Framework

David A Ross¹, Rachael Hinton², Meheret Melles-Brewer², Danielle Engel³, Willibald Zeck⁴, Lucy Fagan⁵, Joanna Herat⁶, Gogontlejang Phaladi⁷, David Imbago-Jácome⁸, Pauline Anyona⁹, Alicia Sanchez¹⁰, Nazneen Damji¹¹, Fatiha Terki¹², Valentina Baltag¹³, George Patton¹⁴, Avi Silverman¹⁵, Helga Fogstad², Anshu Banerjee¹³, Anshu Mohan²

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¹ Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: dross.rbridge@gmail.com.
² Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Adolescent and Youth Team, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, New York.
⁴ Global Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Program, UNICEF, New York, New York.
⁵ Global Focal Point, UN Major Group for Children and Youth, London, UK.
⁶ Section of Health and Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France.
⁷ Pillar of Hope, Gabarone, Botswana.
⁸ International Youth Health Organization, Quito, Ecuador.
⁹ Organization of African Youth, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹⁰ Youth Programmes, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹¹ Gender Equality, HIV and Health, UN Women, New York, New York.
¹² Nutrition Division, World Food Programme, Rome, Italy.
¹³ Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁴ Centre for Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁵ Child Health Initiative, FIA Foundation, London, UK.

PMID: 32800426
PMCID: PMC7423586
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.042

Adolescent Well-Being: A Definition and Conceptual Framework

David A Ross et al. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;67(4):472-476.

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.042. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: dross.rbridge@gmail.com.
² Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Adolescent and Youth Team, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, New York.
⁴ Global Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Program, UNICEF, New York, New York.
⁵ Global Focal Point, UN Major Group for Children and Youth, London, UK.
⁶ Section of Health and Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France.
⁷ Pillar of Hope, Gabarone, Botswana.
⁸ International Youth Health Organization, Quito, Ecuador.
⁹ Organization of African Youth, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹⁰ Youth Programmes, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹¹ Gender Equality, HIV and Health, UN Women, New York, New York.
¹² Nutrition Division, World Food Programme, Rome, Italy.
¹³ Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
¹⁴ Centre for Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁵ Child Health Initiative, FIA Foundation, London, UK.

PMID: 32800426
PMCID: PMC7423586
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.042

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