Background information http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Mapping of barriers to social inclusion of young people in vulnerable situations Background information 1st Expert seminar, Strasbourg 30.09. - 02.10.

http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Purpose The purpose of a mapping of `barriers to social inclusion of young people in vulnerable situations´ is to develop a better knowledge that can support initiatives aiming at facilitating the access to rights of young people in vulnerable situations and at providing them with opportunities to equally engage in society.

http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Objectives Systematising knowledge on the barriers limiting access to social rights of youth in vulnerable situations; Understanding the structures/mechanisms that generate vulnerability, their impact, and consequences on individuals/groups at risk of exclusion and/or in vulnerable situations Exploring good examples of practice allowing youth policy and youth work to learn from more and less successful approaches around Europe.

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Expected outcomes A single concise framework presenting systematised http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Expected outcomes A single concise framework presenting systematised knowledge on the barriers limiting access to social rights of vulnerable youth Analytical report covering the areas of the mapping Recommendations to youth work and youth policy and suggestions of ways to support young people from different vulnerable groups Policy brief for presenting and disseminating the final results of the process Before EKCYP, few words about the Partnership on Yout

http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Sequence Identifying knowledge gaps and commissioning analytical papers Expert seminar gathering representatives of research, policy and practice: sharing provisional findings and collecting recommendations Revision of the mapping according to the feedback received Findings are presented during the conference on the role of youth work in supporting young people in vulnerable situations (Malta, 25.-27.11 .2014)

Good examples of practice http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Scope   What? Domains Risk factors/barriers (with regard to each domain and domain elements identified) Recommendations for targeted interventions by youth policy and youth work (with regard to each risk factor/barrier identified) Good examples of practice Low access to Work Education Housing Health Citizenship Culture High exposure to

Identifying knowledge gaps and commissioning analytical papers http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int Sequence Identifying knowledge gaps and commissioning analytical papers Expert seminar gathering representatives of research, policy and practice: sharing provisional findings and collecting recommendations Revision of the mapping according to the feedback received Findings are presented during the conference on the role of youth work in supporting young people in vulnerable situations (Malta, 25.-27.11 .2014)

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