Frontline workers
Materials for professionals working with adolescents
Frontline workers—from community health teams to school counselors—play a vital role in supporting adolescent mental health and emotional wellbeing. They serve as trusted figures who provide guidance, intervention, and reassurance, often acting as the first point of contact for young people. Their ability to foster safe and supportive relationships is essential in helping adolescents navigate challenges and build resilience.
This platform offers evidence-based guidance on key skills such as counseling, facilitation, and trust-building, ensuring that frontline workers are equipped to address the diverse and evolving needs of adolescents.
Whether working in schools, health care settings, community centers or responding to those affected by climate crisis of conflicts, these professionals play a vital role. They must navigate cultural sensitivities, support caregivers, and adapt mental health and psychosocial support interventions to different contexts, ensuring adolescents receive the care and support they need.
Frontline workers skills:
- Youth engagement and participation
- Addressing mental health stigma
- Delivering promotive and preventive interventions in schools and communities
- Facilitating access to mental health care services
- Applying culturally responsive and inclusive approaches
- Self-care and wellbeing of frontline workers
- Responding to emergencies
Key frontline worker resources
Frontline workers videos
Stories from around the globe
