We’ve seen too many young people drifting into isolation, anger, and sometimes dangerous ideologies, often without anyone noticing until it’s too late. The online world, combined with growing social fragmentation, has made it easier than ever for youth to fall into radical spaces that promise belonging, meaning, or power. Yet, behind every act of extremism or rejection of society, there’s almost always a story of being unheard, misunderstood, or invisible. This training course comes from our conversations with youth workers across our networks, who repeatedly said they feel unequipped to deal with youth showing early signs of radicalization, whether it's political, religious, or identity-based. They told us they need space to unpack what radicalization even means today, how to spot it early, and what tools they can use to reach young people before it’s too late. So we built this idea around Dante’s Divine Comedy, especially his descent into the Inferno, as a way to symbolically reframe radicalization as a journey, a dark path that some young people find themselves on, but not one without return. In our training, youth workers will revisit this allegory and use it as a lens to understand real-life experiences. We will guide them through a mix of case studies, including anonymized recruitment narratives, extremist propaganda analysis, and real-life examples of youth who got involved in violent ideologies or hate groups. Through these, they’ll start identifying common entry points: trauma, loneliness, identity confusion, and systemic injustice. Specific objectives are: To equip youth workers with tools to identify early signs of radicalization and social isolation. To explore storytelling, dialogue, and ethical education as methods for preventing harmful ideologies. To create inclusive strategies that foster belonging and strengthen youth resilience. To develop a shared toolkit of creative and practical methods for use in diverse youth work settings.