Policies & Strategies

One in five US children has a mental health condition. Schools may play a critical role in providing evidence-based interventions. We suggest six actions for states to consider.

This guide offers strategies from the best available evidence to assist in planning to prevent or delay substance use initiation, decrease substance use, and encourage substance use cessation.

The purpose of this framework is to raise attention to the need for the acceleration of WASH in Schools (WinS) interventions to achieve SDG targets.

This document provides an overview of the regional situation and the forms and expressions of violence, considering both structural challenges and those of a contemporary nature that shape current agendas.

La Educación Sexual Integral (ESI) con identidad es un enfoque que combina la enseñanza formal de la sexualidad con el respeto y la incorporación de los saberes, cosmovisiones y marcas culturales de comunidades, frecuentemente indígenas.

The draft strategy aims to support Member States working to enhance the health and well-being of children and adolescents from infancy to adulthood, improving their lives and thereby their life opportunities.

The Kenya School Health Policy is a comprehensive framework developed by the Ministries of Education and Health to ensure a healthy, safe, and supportive learning environment that improves student enrollment, retention, and performance.

This implementation brief examines gender-based violence (GBV) interventions for young people aged 10–24 in East and Southern Africa (ESA).

This implementation brief outlines strategies for delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services to adolescents and youth aged 10–24 in East and Southern Africa.

This implementation brief outlines strategies to improve HIV testing services for young people aged 10–24 in East and Southern Africa (ESA), a region facing the world's highest HIV incidence among this demographic.