Your health is important.

As a child, you may not be able to make decisions about your health on your own. But you have the right to be involved in those decisions just as other children have the right to be involved in decisions that concern their own health.

When a decision is taken about your health, different persons are usually involved; you (under 18), your parents and health professionals.

This booklet describes how you can be involved in your healthcare and how important it is that doctors, nurxes, and other adults include you in decision. It gives examples of how they can do that so good decisions are taken.

You will read and learn about some important aspects of the decision-making process, including: your right to be heard, information is key, expressing your view, open and safe communication, the role of parents, making decisions, disagreements.

At the end of the document, you will find additional information including useful definitions, if you wish to know more about this topic.