“Guide for troubled youth” is intended to address a very present and immediate need related to the post-COVID 19 situation regarding the behaviour of young people and reduced mental health. It aims to equip youth workers, who are the prime group of this document, with the skills and knowledge to manage and coordinate outbreaks of anti-social behaviour of young people. More specifically, this guide was designed to:

• increase the capacities of the youth organisations
• increase the quality of the work of the youth organisations
• increase the competences of youth workers in the field
• enhance the role of youth work in the communities
• reduce the consequences of post-COVID 19 stress

“Guide for troubled youth” is based on activities and materials derived from the practical experiences of its authors through the work with young people but also existing resources, research, analyses and methods.

This guide was created as a part of the project “Fewer Opportunities Re-thinking Z to A F.O.R.Z.A.” funded with the support of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, through Key Action 2 – KA220-YOU – Cooperation partnerships in youth.