Mental health needs among adolescents are common, yet commonly unmet, and service delivery
complex due to the developmental stage of the target population
. Knowledge about and availability
of services for adolescents remain too often unrecognised
Such services need to be comprehensive,
integrated, flexible, easily accessible and informal,
in order to be utilised by teenagers
The complexity
of needs and difficulty in service utilisation is even
more pronounced among teenagers who are also
parents