This points to the importance of protective elements such as sense of connection and belonging, social support and low levels of conflict that mitigate the impact of risk factors and encourage resilience (Patel et al., Certainly, family is important too, as the support of parents is essential for building resilience in young people. Participation in political affairs is in itself a fundamental human right and the exercise of that right is an essential pathway towards the genuine enjoyment of other human rights (Maldonado, 2015). This has partly to do with age restrictions, but self-exclusion is also a factor.