ADOLESCENTS

ADOLESCENTS

Young people are a great potential resource for the future, with fresh energy, ideas and hopes. They are resilient, energetic, and eager to learn. Children and adolescents look to adults for information, support and guidance to become knowledgeable, confident and skilled adults.

In this cases, we refer to the ages between ten and twenty-four years as adolescent. We use the terms adolescents, youth and young people interchangeably throughout the objective. According to Cambodia is under twenty years old. That is, more six point five million young people.

Young people count on adults for support. They count on adults to create opportunities for them to develop their potential. By providing access to counseling, information, education, and health services and counseling, adults can support, encourage and influence the decisions made by young people.