Barcelona

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.

• Youth Information and Advisory Centre (CIAJ) [Es]
• Youth centres. Young people [Es]

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.

• Aquí t'escoltem! Young people [Es]
• Espai Konsulta’m. Health care and health [Es]

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.

• Health. Young people [Es]
• Youth and sex. Government of Catalonia [Es]
• CJAS

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.

• SARA Jove. BCN Antimasclista
• SAH Jove. Women

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.

• Work. Young people [Es]
• Services for Young People. Barcelona Treball

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.

• Participation, associations and volunteering. Young people [Es]
• Barcelona Youth Council [Ca]
• Social Volunteering in Catalonia. Gencat [Ca]
• CRAJ

‘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.

• 'Casals' (youth centres). Young people [Es]
• Youth spaces. Young people [Es]
• Barcelona's ‘esplais’ and ‘caus’. [Ca]

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.

• Stays abroad. Young people [Es]
• Study abroad. [Es]

Sports

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

• Sports. Young people [Es]
• Get fit
• Sports facilities directory

Studies

Vols estudiar però no saps què fer? Coneix totes les opcions per poder-te formar en l’àmbit i sector que vulguis, així com totes les ajudes, programes i guies disponibles per assessorar-te en el camí acadèmic. 

• Studying.
• CAAJ [Es]
• Informa't study orientation programme [Es]

Housing

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

• Housing subsidies and resources [Es]
• Advice on shared housing [Es]