TY - JOUR AU - M. Fazel AU - E. Soneson A1 - AB - This editorial argues for integrated, developmentally informed models of mental health care for adolescents that address pervasive structural misalignments across health, education and social care. Adolescent admissions must be understood within a whole-system and lifespan framework, recognising varied reasons for admission and long-term impacts on engagement, trust and identity. AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK.; Children's Psychological Medicine, Oxford Children's Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Oxford, UK. AN - 40623865 BT - BJPsych Open C5 - Healthcare Disparities CP - 4 DA - Jul 8 DO - 10.1192/bjo.2025.10059 DP - NLM ET - 20250708 IS - 4 JF - BJPsych Open LA - eng N2 - This editorial argues for integrated, developmentally informed models of mental health care for adolescents that address pervasive structural misalignments across health, education and social care. Adolescent admissions must be understood within a whole-system and lifespan framework, recognising varied reasons for admission and long-term impacts on engagement, trust and identity. PY - 2025 SN - 2056-4724 (Print); 2056-4724 SP - e142 ST - Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision T1 - Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision T2 - BJPsych Open TI - Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision U1 - Healthcare Disparities U3 - 10.1192/bjo.2025.10059 VL - 11 VO - 2056-4724 (Print); 2056-4724 Y1 - 2025 ER -