EstarB will combine prevention, detection and early intervention in emotional distress issues and mental health. It will also offer individual and group attention, depending on the needs of teenagers and young people and their families, the aim being to give them resources and strategies for constructively tackling various situations.

More support and resources

The new service comes with a significant increase in hours of support and resources. While the previous services offered 213 hours of individual support a week, EstarB will offer up to 304 hours to improve the quality of the support provided and broaden the reach of psychological and educational assistance for young people. The new service also unifies the 21 current support points for young people without an appointment, around all districts, and the possibility of opening up new ones will be studied where specific needs are identified.

The EstarB  team will be made up of 12 social education professionals and 12 psychologists. This will boost social and educational support and psycho-emotional support. Each district will also have two professional profiles from the Child and Juvenile Mental Health Centre-CSMIJ.

Finally, from January 2026, the service will include the participation of Community Emotional Welfare figures (RBECs) from primary healthcare centres, acting as a bridge with the healthcare system in cases where this is needed.

Full information at joves.barcelona/estarb.

Well-being of teenagers and young people at the centre

The creation of the service strengthens the City Council’s commitment to comprehensively tackle the causes of emotional distress and unwanted loneliness, particularly among young people, in keeping with the City Pact, the Municipal Strategy Against Loneliness, the Teenagers and Young People Plan 2023-2030 and the Barcelona Mental Health Plan 2023-2030.