Teen Health Center

During their teen years, young people experience dramatic changes in all areas of their lives — physical, intellectual, emotional and social. It’s an exciting time, but also one with unique challenges.

We believe adolescence is a great time to empower youth to begin making healthy choices that will last a lifetime.

Services We Offer

Our Teen Health Center offers primary care, education and advocacy to male and female patients aged 12 to 24 years old. We address typical adolescent health needs, including body image, nutrition, mental health issues and risky behaviors such as substance abuse.

We also offer a safe place for teens to discuss sexuality and concerns like birth control, pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Our services include:

• General medical care
• Routine check-ups
• Sports physicals
• Gynecological care
• Pregnancy testing
• Prenatal care with delivery at UVA
  
• Mental health assessments
• Birth control (all available options)
• Immunizations
• Testing for and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

Find out about the special services at the Teen Health Center.