YI 2020
LIECHTENSTEIN
Liechtenstein Youth information is not specifically mentioned in the children and youth law of Liechtenstein. Nevertheless, the right to youth-friendly information is recognised in Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. Indirectly, youth information belongs to youth work. Child and youth work are committed to ensuring that children and young people are integrated into the community as partners, feel comfortable and participate in the processes of our society. This means putting resources before deficits, building self-esteem, creating identity within society, integrating and promoting health. Youth information work in Liechtenstein is coordinated by the office for social services, a governmental body under the administration of the Ministry of Society. Youth information work forms an integral part of youth work, with its legal foundations established by the Youth Work Act in 2009. Youth information worker is not recognised as a profession in Liechtenstein. aha is a member of the Austrian national youth information network and of Eurodesk. In this way, aha can rely on a professional network.
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