The right of adolescents to receive care

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the rights of children up to the age of 18 years of age.

Adolescents and youth have the right:

• To expect all adults to do what is best for them
• Adults should act in the best interests of adolescents and youth
• Adults should think about how decisions will affect adolescents and youth
• Adolescents and youth have the right to know and live with parent(s) who care for them unless it is bad for them to do so
• In some cases, children might live with members of the extended family or community, or legal guardians