This report focuses specifically on the empowerment of young people. Young people (who do not constitute a homogeneous group) face particular risks in terms of social exclusion, a lack...

Nina Wallerstein, an American researcher, is a pioneer in the field of empowerment—the process of increasing people’s ability to take action—and its impact on health. In 2006, the World...

In the Charlevoix region of Quebec, various stakeholders—including institutional, municipal, and community actors—have launched a participatory action research project with young people...

The concept of empowerment first emerged in the United States and India, when women organized to combat domestic violence. The term did not gain traction in France until the 2000s,...

The book by the Laboratory for Studies and Research on Social Intervention (Léris), *Emancipation as a Prerequisite for Politics: A Reexamination of Social Action*, is the result of two...

To what extent are young people involved in evaluating the prevention programs offered to them? In Belgium, a team of researchers has scrutinized these types of evaluations to determine...

Empowering young people under the care of the Judicial Youth Protection Service (PJJ) requires taking into account their life experiences and their needs for care and prevention. Since...

Unaccompanied minors participated in a "Life Story" workshop at the Luynes correctional facility, organized by the Judicial Youth Protection Service, the association Histoires vraies de...

This initiative—which consists of workshops on life stories and self-development—stems from the shared commitment of various institutions working with juvenile detainees — Judicial Youth...

Over the past five years, the nonprofit organization Les Enfants du canal has welcomed 200 young people from Romania, Bulgaria, and France to participate in a civic service program,...