Teenagers and young people

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Youth information

Check out the information services for young people and teenagers available in municipal facilities, offering you guidance, advice and help to clear up any queries you may have.

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Psychological advice and support

If you’re between 12 and 22 there’s a service which offers you a listening ear, guidance for your personal and emotional growth and psychological support to respond to anything unsettling you. Information, training and support is also available for teenagers’ families.

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Health and sexuality

Find out about the centres where you will find confidential advice and help in a range of areas such as sexuality, HIV and AIDS, gender violence, mental Health and drugs, to name but a few. If you have any queries, our experts can offer you advice, guidance and support.

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Resources to combat sexist violence

SARA Jove will provide you with support, advice and options on how to act in response to and deal with a gender-violence situation. If you are between the ages of 12 and 21 and find yourself in an abusive power relationship, you can turn to SAH Jove, where you will be helped to achieve positive, healthy and violence-free affective relationships.

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Culture and leisure

Barcelona programmes an intense cultural calendar that includes events, series and festivals featuring all artistic disciplines: theatre, dance, music, cinema, fine arts and literature, among others. Discover the discounts and promotions available, and enjoy the city’s cultural and recreational activities to the max!

Culture and leisure. Young people [Es]

Work

Are you looking for work? Are you clear on the steps to follow to start looking for a job? Take part in the activities offered by Barcelona Treball Youth Programme, boost your professional profile, and make the most of the resources and opportunities to work in your city.

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Participation, associations and volunteering

Do you want to collaborate in solidarity projects? Look up the associations at which you can volunteer. Become a member of a youth association and participate in social, environmental and cultural projects.

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‘Casals’ and centres

Meeting points that offer you support for your concerns and enable you to get to know other young people in your neighbourhood. What’s more, at the casals and centres, you’ll find an activities programme that invites you to enjoy concerts, workshops, performances, exhibitions, and more.

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Stays abroad

Want to go abroad to study, work or volunteer? The Barcelona Youth Information Points (PIJ) offer you tools, resources and advice on how to make your project a reality and can help you undertake this exciting journey.

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Sports

Discover all the options and opportunities Barcelona offers you for doing sport or joining a sports group.

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Studies

Check the resources for accessing housing: grants available, advice on shared housing, flat-searching and more.

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Housing

Check the resources for accessing housing: grants available, advice on shared housing, flat-searching and more.

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Blogoteca Teenagers

The blog centre

Want to know what else is on the Internet? We have compiled a collection of websites and blogs to help you make the most of the city.

Sortim BCN

A website that offers useful information and tools for enjoying nightlife to the full. [Ca]

Apropa cultura

This is an inclusive programme aimed at social organisations that work with people in situations where they are at risk of social exclusion

Barcelona Youth Council (CJB)

A platform that coordinates and represents the city’s main youth organisations. [Ca]

Vozes

A project for socially integrating children and teenagers through music training. [Es]

El pep

Understand the effects of tobacco, alcohol and drugs on your body. [Es]

Cnjc

Association that works in the interests of young people. [Ca]

ASSIR Barcelona

Information on the services offered by the ASSIR sexual and reproductive healthcare points and issues such as maternity, birth control and gender. [Ca]

CJAS

The Youth Centre for Birth Control and Sexuality (CJAS) offers advice and information to adolescents and young adults so they might experience sexuality in a more positive and responsible way. [Ca]

Adolescents

News about celebrities, advice to clarify doubts, and more. [Ca]

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