Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing.

Violent, unhealthy or illegal, risky behaviours can alienate people. Emotionally, risky behaviour can be a catalyst for a person to seek help. If the risks pay off the behaviour can boost confidence. If it doesn’t, it can reinforce poor self esteem.

There are four spheres of well-being: Emotional, Physical, Social, and Financial.

Risky behavior can cause emotional stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and unhappiness. These mental health problems may influence long-term health by causing troubled relationships, poor school achievement, premature parenthood, and unemployment.

8 practical solutions to prevent youth risk behavior:

• Good communication in the family.
• Engage in positive activities such as sports club, art club.
• Serve community/Volunteering.
• Set rules at home and stick to them.
• Be clear about the consequences of the risk behavior.
• Talk about value.

Definition/Introduction High-risk behaviors are defined as acts that increase the risk of disease or injury, which can subsequently lead to disability, death, or social problems. The most common high-risk behaviors include violence, alcoholism, tobacco use disorder, risky sexual behaviors, and eating disorders.

Risky behaviors, such as substance abuse, heavy alcohol consumption, unprotected sexual intercourse, reckless driving, or extreme sports are considered potential threats to health, or even life.

Economic and social changes are important factors that have influence on adolescence’s life (1). Change in life has positive or negative effects. Negative changes in life lead to high risk behaviors and increase the risk of unsecure behaviors. High risk behaviors include physical abuse, substance abuse and violence.

High Risk Behaviors are often impulsive and damaging, but can be seen as a cry for help when emotions become intolerable. High-risk behaviors include physical self-harm, impulsive, and reckless behaviors. Physical self-harm can be cutting, pulling out hair, burning, scratching, or any other bodily harm.

They should also be competent in the risk assessment process, to be able to identify high risks and what action might be needed to reduce risk.

• Qualitative Risk Assessment.
• Quantitative Risk Assessment.
• Generic Risk Assessment.
• Site-Specific Risk Assessment.
• Dynamic Risk Assessment.

There are two main types of risk assessment methodologies: quantitative and qualitative.

The law states that a risk assessment must be ‘suitable and sufficient’, ie it should show that: a proper check was made. you asked who might be affected. you dealt with all the obvious significant risks, taking into account the number of people who could be involved.