Watersport and juvenile criminal justice: social projects for individual and community well-being

Intervention projects in social and psychological fields envisage actions aimed at creating a network not only among insti-tutions and informal support but also an opportunity for the promotion of well-being, individuals and communities. This project was based on an active and individual-centered approach that involved in 2020, 6 young people from the Palermo Juvenile Prison. The aim was to affect their awareness and participation in planned activities that concerned the use of a water sport (snorkeling) to offer them an opportunity for change. The adoption of watersport has been a successful meth-odology, as they are based on sharing standards, individual responsibility and mutual respect. This type of watersports intervention is an initiative that no juvenile prison has resorted to despite the positive effects on the well-being of the participants and, consequently, of the community.