WHO Regional Menu Of Essential Health Interventions

Age Cohort: 12 - 24 years

Health Promotion	Disease Prevention	Curative
Community Level
Taxation of sugar sweetened beverages to prevent obesity Increased taxation on alcohol Increased minimum legal drinking age Alcohol advertisement bans Limited hours of alcohol sale	School based psychological interventions to prevent onset of depression among students by universal or targeted approach	Community based pharmacologic and psychosocial treatment for depression Roadside breath testing for alcohol use disorder
Primary Care
		Community based pharmacologic and psychosocial treatment for depression
Referral Facility: General
		Roadside breath testing for alcohol use disorder Increase access to newer antipsychotic medications and psychosocial treatment Increase access to older mood stabiliser medications, newer antidepressant and psychosocial treatment for bipolar disorder Integration of family intervention with antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia
Referral Facility: Specialist
		Roadside breath testing for alcohol use disorder Increase access to newer antipsychotic medications and psychosocial treatment Increase access to older mood stabiliser medications, newer antidepressant and psychosocial treatment for bipolar disorder Integration of family intervention with antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia