Young people health risk taking: A brief review of evidence on attitudes, at-risk populations and successful interventions
- Part of the contribution of the Department of Health (Children & Young People's Public Health programme) to the Ten Year Youth Strategy Review of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Annik Sorhaindo
WBL Discussion Paper 07-07
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In April 2007, the Department of Health funded the WBL to collate reviews of evidence and reports of academic research about some of the underlying causes of risk taking behaviour among adolescents and to identify young people most susceptible to engaging in unhealthy activities.
The resulting report aims to offer a brief summary of current knowledge about young people and risk and offers some suggestions for the direction of policy in relation to youth and health in order to ensure that the DCSF Ten Year Youth Strategy takes into account the health needs of young people.
