This course considers the influence that a young person's health plays on their capacity to participate within societal expectations of what it means to live. It explores the factors that impact upon health and wellbeing and the limits to access necessary resources to sustain wellness. The course explores the behaviours and conditions that impact upon youth health, as well as the agencies and services that support and enable a young person's able-ness. This course also considers constructs of wellness and safety and how youth are situated and described as healthy, unhealthy, safe, unsafe and at-risk.