Meeting adolescent development and participation rights: The findings of five research studies on adolescents in Jamaica
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2002
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United Nations Population Fund
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In an initiative to begin moving adolescents into the mainstream of decision-making, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) commissioned a set of studies in 2021 to explore questions that impact on adolescent participation and development in Jamaica. This volume contains the findings of the five research studies: 1) Promoting Adolescent Participation in Jamaica, 2) Legal and Policy Environment Affecting Adolescents in Jamaica, 3) Living Environment of and Social Supports for Adolescents in Jamaica, 4) Factors that Shape the Initiation of Early Sexual Activity among Adolescent Boys and Girls, and 5) Adolescent and Violence in Jamaica.
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Adolescents