Main inclusive Youth-Work programmes and target groups

School community service done in schools could be considered an effective form of inclusive youth work. (For more information on the school community service, see 9.4 Raising awareness about global issues)

From September 2018, the Family and Child Welfare Centres should ensure the pre-school and school social services [The Child Protection Act (1997. évi XXXI. törvény a gyermekek védelméről és a gyámügyi igazgatásról)]. The aim is to prevent the vulnerability of children. These centres cooperate with the nurseries and schools. The centres also provide a service of school social workers, whose role is important for prevention because he/she is experienced and quickly recognise signs of danger. The social workers use psychological and social interventions for young people who are at risk or have problems.

On the local level, youth work is less target group-oriented. Teenagers are the most frequently addressed target group, followed by youngsters with minority backgrounds, the socially excluded and the unemployed. Youth work provides less support to refugees and youngsters from immigrant families in Hungary. Young people with disabilities and LMBTQ (lesbian/ gay/ bisexual/ transgender and queer) youngsters are even less in the focus of youth work.