Adolescent’s high mortality and morbidity in injuries can be partly explained by their risk-taking behaviour and lifestyles which may include experimentation with and consumption of alcohol and drugs, and their vulnerability to violent acts and emotional crises. In order to understand the nature of risk-taking behaviour a thorough understanding is required of the problems and situations facing adolescents. Addressing this issue is at the heart of the AdRisk project.
The AdRisk project will facilitate and encourage national NGOs and youth-related agencies to develop national programmes for action on injury prevention among adolescents and integrate youth into existing programmes. Ultimately, the project will support the implementation of country programmes and activities that should contribute to reducing the high toll of injuries among adolescents in EU Member States and candidate countries.
