Youth care centres and youth sociotherapy centres – The juveniles of the youth sociotherapy centre in Białystok worked in an apiary located within their centre. In 2010, they could participate in a special training in bee-keeping and apiculture. Each juvenile taking part in the training received a course completion certificate. The honey from the apiary was collected for the first time in 2011, poured into jars which were then distributed in parishes as fundraising. The income from sales was allocated for joint holiday and integration trips. – The youth care centre in Cerekwica implemented a project entitled „When I become a mum”, co-financed by the local voivodeship government. The participants of the project were 16 girls who took care of dolls imitating infants. The representatives of the NPM praised the activities of the centre aimed at specialisation and employment of new personnel to take care of pregnant girls and young mothers. – The youth care centre in Brzeg Dolny implemented numerous projects financed i.a. by the Gmina Committee for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems: “Prevention and education through art”, “It is time to get on the road”, “I know you can” or the programme of adaptation and care over newly admitted juveniles. The establishment also participated in the programme entitled „Safe and friendly school” which provided funds for purchasing modern equipment for the establishment and for numerous repairs. 3.4 Areas requiring improvement 1. Treatment First of all, it should be emphasised that in most establishments visited juveniles interviewed by the representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism did not complain about the way they were treated by the centre’s staff and frequently spoke very highly about their tutors and teachers. However, it should be noted that in two centres85 instances were reported of inhuman and degrading treatment of juveniles by the tutor, including grievous bodily harm by hitting them in the back and pulling, as well as using vulgar language. In addition, in one of the establishments86 the staff resorted to the help of juveniles in dealing with other, unruly juveniles (for example, a juvenile refused to 85 Youth Sociotherapy Centre in Dobrodzień, Youth Sociotherapy Centre in Gliwice. Youth Sociotherapy Centre in Dobrodzień. 86 45