Youth Health
Young people in Dublin today are faced with a number challenges and issues surrounding their personal health and development. In the transition from childhood to adulthood, young people will encounter new experiences, face difficult situations and have to make important choices. These experiences can range from exciting (relationships, socializing) to overwhelming (peer pressure, drug abuse), and make life a challenging expedition. This page is designed to help you deal with the different problems you might encounter whilst growing up, and hope to aid you in becoming a confident, active and fulfilled member of society.
Links & Resources
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Youth Health Information
Works in partnership to provide a broad based, flexible health promotion, support and training service to youth organisations and works to ensure that young persons' health is on the policy agenda.
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Adolescent Health
Here you can find a list of many health hazards faced by teens, as well as many relevant news stories. more » -
Mental Health and Young People
Young people can experience all sorts of pressures and difficulties. Some problems can have a serious and significant effect on a young person?s future. more » -
Mind, Body and Soul
Spunout deals with awareness of problems faced by young people and what steps to take to resolve these problems. more » -
Youth Issues Youth Issues
This website deals with the current situation for young people in Ireland and what might be done to improve things across a range of areas in their lives. more »
