CRC/C/15/Add.227 page 10 Adolescent health 49. The Committee is concerned at the lack of sufficient mental health services for adolescents in the State party, and the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse. It is also concerned that teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in the Netherlands, and that in Aruba there are limited services for teenage mothers, who are sometimes excluded from schools. 50. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take all necessary financial and administrative measures to ensure adequate availability of mental health services for adolescents; (b) Take all necessary measures to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, including education campaigns, and ensure that there are sufficient rehabilitation services specifically for children and adolescents; (c) Strengthen programmes on sex education, including in schools, and reproductive health counselling for adolescents and take effective measures to prevent early pregnancy; (d) Provide teenage mothers in Aruba with the appropriate assistance and ensure that they can finish their education. 6. Education, leisure and cultural activities 51. The Committee notes the information provided by the delegation that efforts will be strengthened in the Netherlands and Aruba to prevent and assist school dropouts and the intention to expand bilingual education (Papiemento and Dutch) to secondary schools in Aruba. However, the Committee is concerned that primary education is not compulsory in Aruba and that early childhood education is not universally available throughout the State party. 52. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Expedite efforts to address non-attendance and the dropping out of school; (b) Ensure that affordable and quality early childhood education is available for all children; (c) In Aruba, expedite the adoption of the National Ordinance on Compulsory Education and ensure that it is enforced, including for children of undocumented migrants; (d) In Aruba, ensure that sufficient teaching materials are available in Papiemento for primary and secondary students; (e) and Aruba. Include human rights education in the curriculum in both the Netherlands

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