The L'Arbre fromager center provides daytime services to women in need, offering them a listening ear, support, and guidance. This organization focuses primarily on issues related to...

As key partners of universities, regional authorities have the scope to implement a comprehensive, region-specific approach to health. What are the strengths and challenges they face...

In Orly, in the Val-de-Marne department, a program to prevent child abuse and sexual assault is being implemented by a network of professionals from the health, social services, and...

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,...

Specialized prevention workers—more commonly known as street educators—are child welfare professionals who work in specific areas (priority neighborhoods) with young people at risk of...

In Ille-et-Vilaine, elected officials and educators at a Francas youth center mentor young people aged 10 to 15 to help them develop community projects in their town.

Aziza Deghay, director of a community center, conducted a study on “Empowerment in Community Centers” [1] among professionals working in community centers in working-class...

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...