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“Adolescent health is at a tipping point.

Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health and overweight.”

Title: A call to action: the second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Authors: Sarah Baird, Shakira Choonara, Peter S Azzopardi, Prerna Banati, Judith Bessant, Olivia Biermann, Anthony Capon, Mariam Claeson, Pamela Y Collins, Nicole De Wet-Billings, Surabhi Dogra, Yanhui Dong, Kate L Francis, Luwam T Gebrekristos, Allison K Groves, Simon I Hay, David Imbago-Jácome, Aaron P Jenkins, Caroline W Kabiru, Elissa C Kennedy, Luo Li, Chunling Lu, Jun Ma, Terry McGovern, Augustina Mensa-Kwao, Sanyu A Mojola, Jason M Nagata, Adesola O Olumide, Olayinka Omigbodun, Molly O’Sullivan, Audrey Prost, Jennifer H Requejo, Yusra R Shawar, Jeremy Shiffman, Avi Silverman, Yi Song, Sharlene Swartz, Rita Tamambang, Henrik Urdal, Joseph L Ward, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Alex Ezeh, Russell M Viner

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The Lancet - A Call to Action: Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing

The Lancet – A Call to Action: Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing

“Adolescent health is at a tipping point.

Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health and overweight.”