Purpose and audience
An anonymous starting point for support, resources and youth-owned goals.
Intended users: Young people and anonymous visitors. Intended benefit: A clear first step without requiring a repeated intake or account.
Access and prerequisites
The existing /youth route is a public fictional demonstration, not staff authority. Real access would require: Youth explicitly approves goal sharing. Account persistence requires a separately validated private session.
What you can explore
Listings and conversations are demonstrations. New account creation is unavailable; saved-account behavior remains unverified in the current baseline.
- Anonymous help discovery
- Temporary Journey practice
- Scripted AI and human-support options
- Optional, youth-approved goal sharing
Explore the prototype safely
Open the Youth demonstration using the module link. Read its notice before interacting. Inspect the relevant example view; use fictional, non-sensitive input only. Local changes demonstrate an idea, not an operational action.
Use the Connected Ecosystem map to inspect the Youth connections. Continue to a role tour to understand proposed approvals. Do not try to bypass unavailable registration, assignments or administrative controls.
Example scenario
Fictional Alex, 19, selects a GED goal and reviews what would be shared. No real account or support request is created.
Inputs, outputs and connections
Receives: A youth-selected need or goal; personal information is not required for discovery.
Produces: A chosen next step or temporary goal. A real referral is not produced.
Related modules: Central, Education, Opportunities, Connect.
Privacy and approvals
Private reflections stay separate. Anonymous visitors never inherit a fictional signed-in profile.
Youth explicitly approves goal sharing. Account persistence requires a separately validated private session.
Troubleshooting and limitations
Listings and conversations are demonstrations. New account creation is unavailable; saved-account behavior remains unverified in the current baseline.
If a view is unavailable, do not submit personal details elsewhere to work around it. A simulated approval cannot activate a service or grant access. The help center cannot resolve an emergency or connect a live responder.
Status, evidence and operational dependencies
Current classification: Prototype. Source review: 18 October 2026. src/routes/youth.tsx; src/components/journey/JourneyExperience.tsx; src/lib/journey.ts
Before operation: validate youth explicitly approves goal sharing. account persistence requires a separately validated private session. and document recovery, audit, retention, user impact and separately approved tests. Source presence does not establish published-runtime or provider success.