Sexual Reproductive health and rights – Adolescent friendly services “Adolescence (10-19 years of age)

Sexual Reproductive health and rights – Adolescent friendly services “Adolescence (10-19 years of age) is one of life’s most fascinating and complex life stages.” It is a continuum of physical, cognitive, behavioural and psychosocial change that is characterized by increasing levels of individual autonomy, a growing sense of identity, self-esteem and progressive independence from adults. At one end of the continuum is early adolescence, from 10 to 14 years of age, characterized by initial physical changes and rapid brain development. During this phase, some adolescents may be physically, cognitively, emotionally, and behaviourally closer to children than adults. Middle adolescence, 15-16 years, is a time when sexual orientation progressively develops, and peers become an important source of influence in older adolescence, aged 17-19 years. Future bridge initiative comes to fill the gaps through. • Information sharing to promote access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information. • A range of safe and affordable contraceptive methods. • Sensitive counselling especially for the younger adolescents • The prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV • Building linkages and referral pathways • Mapping of service providers and creating community sensitisation to increase service intake.