A/HRC/32/32
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to
the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical
and mental health
Contents
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I.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................
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II.
Understanding adolescence and its implications for the right to health ...........................................
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A.
A period of transition ...............................................................................................................
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B.
Challenges to the right to health for adolescents .....................................................................
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C.
Opportunities for realizing the right to health ..........................................................................
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Right to health in adolescence ..........................................................................................................
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A.
Understanding the right to health .............................................................................................
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B.
Health care and other health-related services essential for adolescent health ..........................
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C.
Underlying and social determinants of health ..........................................................................
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D.
Right to non-discrimination .....................................................................................................
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E.
Participation .............................................................................................................................
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F.
Accountability..........................................................................................................................
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Promotion of emotional well-being and mental health.....................................................................
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A.
Nature and prevalence of mental health problems in adolescence ...........................................
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B.
Promoting effective mental health services .............................................................................
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Adolescents’ rights to sexual and reproductive health .....................................................................
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A.
Nature of and challenges associated with sexual and reproductive health rights .....................
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B.
Providing effective sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents ..........................
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Adolescents, substance use and drug control ...................................................................................
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A.
Nature of and problems associated with substance use in adolescence ...................................
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B.
Providing appropriate services to address adolescent substance use .......................................
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Conclusions and recommendations ..................................................................................................
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VII.
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