The life-stage approach proposed by the National Health Strategy offers an opportunity to optimize the support provided to different groups.
Thus, the lives of children and young people are structured around the time they spend with their families and at school. Young adults are in training and on the path to independence. Adults, for their part, may share the responsibility of raising children from infancy through adulthood, along with the demands of a professional career. They must find a balance between their personal and professional lives. Employment—or the lack thereof, in the case of unemployment—remains a defining challenge for adults.
Retirees, finally, must cope with the challenge posed by the void left by the end of their professional careers, whether in terms of time management or the loss of the social network fostered by that work.
