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Adolescent Health Committee

Position statements

A guide to the community management of paediatric eating disorders
Posted: Jun 6, 2024
An affirming approach to caring for transgender and gender-diverse youth
Posted: Jun 20, 2023
Considerations for privacy and confidentiality in adolescent health care service delivery
Posted: Mar 3, 2023
A call for action: Recommendations to improve transition to adult care for youth with complex health care needs
Posted: Apr 13, 2022
Protecting children and adolescents against the risks of vaping
Posted: Apr 14, 2021
Universal access to no-cost contraception for youth in Canada
Posted: May 15, 2019
Contraceptive care for Canadian youth
Posted: Jun 12, 2018, Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Cannabis and Canada’s children and youth
Posted: May 3, 2017, Reaffirmed: Feb 24, 2023
Preventing smoking in children and adolescents: Recommendations for practice and policy
Posted: May 10, 2016, Reaffirmed: Jun 1, 2022
Meeting the health care needs of street-involved youth
Posted: Jun 7, 2013, Reaffirmed: Jun 1, 2022
Harm reduction: An approach to reducing risky health behaviours in adolescents
Posted: Jan 1, 2008, Reaffirmed: Feb 28, 2018
Dieting in adolescence
Posted: Sep 1, 2004, Reaffirmed: Feb 28, 2018

Practice points

Comprehensive sexual health assessments for adolescents
Posted: Dec 7, 2020
Determining treatment goal weights for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa
Posted: Apr 19, 2018, Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Meeting the needs of adolescent parents and their children
Posted: Jun 6, 2016, Reaffirmed: Jun 1, 2022
Strategies to promote smoking cessation among adolescents
Posted: May 10, 2016, Reaffirmed: Jun 1, 2022

Related statements endorsed by the Canadian Paediatric Society

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC)

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