„„Iránytű” Youth Iránytű” Youth Information and Information and

Counselling OfficeCounselling Office

• right to information is a civic right

• complete, clear, reliable, easy-access information,

• counselling and help

• freedom of choice in all areas with no discrimination and forced influence

• services free of charge; anonymity

• statistics about clients

• privacy, strict discretion

• main target group : young people

• friendly atmosphere for personal counselling

• openness and flexibility in services

I. Delivering information

1. General information

2. Cultural events, leisure time programmes, courses

3. Social informations

4. Free internet access

5. EURODESK: European programmes, „Youth In Action„ (Eurpoean Voluntary Service), „Lifelong Learning Programme", Information about European Union

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II. Psychological counselling- individual help

1. Life-style, psychological problems

2. Addiction, healthy life-style education, programme for drug users

3. Partnership-related problems, sexual problems, medical counselling

4. HIV / AIDS tests and counselling

5. Career-job-work counselling

6. Legal counselling

III. Mental health services in the educational institutes of the 13 th

district of Budapest

1. Healthy life-style education, prevention of drug addiction

2. Sex education, harm reduction in sex

IV.Organization of events

• ‘Life-Style-Day’, ‘PreventArt’, Non Smoking World Day, AIDS World Day,

‘Vacation Street’

V. Organization of summer camps (arts, drama play, etc)

VI. Professional coordination of Drog Counselling Board of the 13th

distr. of Budapest

VII. Field training for students (social workers, social polititians, nurses,

youth workers, psychologists, social teachers, culture organizers)

VIII. Professional delegations, voluntary programmes

IX. National Methodological Center for the youth offices of Hungary

Thank you for your attention!Compiled by

Zoltán Lovass

and

László Juhász