Launched in 2005, this program—the only one of its kind in Europe—consists of 540 youth substance use clinics located in mainland France and the overseas departments. These clinics...

The professionals at the Pierre-Nicole Youth Counseling Center (CJC) in Paris provide care for adolescents and young adults (ages 11–20) struggling with addiction to cannabis, alcohol,...

The Orléans Youth Addiction Counseling Service (CJC) visits high schools, apprenticeship training centers, and the Maison des Ados as part of an outreach effort to reach teenagers...

In the Hauts-de-France region, the Association for the Prevention of Air Pollution (Appa) and the regional branch of the Mutualité Française have trained 600 healthcare professionals—the...

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...