Children and young people바카라 사이트™s risk behaviours: discussion paper
This publication explores the decrease in 'risky' behaviours in children and young people, possible causes and what new risks could emerge.
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The Horizon Scanning Programme Team led a research project on 바카라 사이트˜risk behaviours바카라 사이트™ in children and young people in the first year of the programme.
Risk behaviours potentially expose people to harm, or significant risk of harm which will prevent them reaching their potential, or damage their health and wellbeing. The evidence suggests a slow and steady decline in risk behaviours and negative outcomes, such as drinking, drug use, smoking, youth crime, suicide, and teenage pregnancy.
On 14 October 2014, Sir Mark Walport, the 바카라 사이트 Chief Scientific Adviser, chaired a discussion to explore these trends in more detail.
This paper summarises the views of the academics, practitioners, policy officials and young people at this discussion. It is not a statement of government policy.
The trends data pack sets out how a range of risk behaviours and negative outcomes have changed over time for children and young people.