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ART WELL: Transnational report. Comparative analysis of youth in Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Ukraine
Comparative report on youth in Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Ukraine, analysing demographics, education, labour, mental health and digital life, enriched by focus groups on belonging, social media and art as coping and expression.
Aims of the tool
The tool analysed the situation of youth in Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Ukraine, identified shared and context-specific challenges (mental health, belonging, digital life, inequality), and highlighted art as an accessible coping, expression, and inclusion tool to inform youth work and policy
Description of the tool
This learning tool is based on a comparative transnational report analysing the situation of young people in Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Ukraine. It combines quantitative data (demographics, education, labour market, digital use) with in-depth focus group insights to provide a nuanced, lived understanding of youth realities.
The tool explores key thematic areas shaping young people’s lives:
- Mental health and everyday stress
- Social media as both connection and pressure
- Belonging, exclusion and group dynamics
- Inequalities linked to migration, gender, war, and socioeconomic status
- Art as coping strategy, identity work and community-building practice
The tool foregrounds young people’s own language and experiences. It highlights how creativity and artistic practices (e.g. journaling, music, crafts, graffiti, digital art, tattooing, performance) function as accessible, low-threshold tools for emotional regulation, self-expression and resilience — especially for marginalised youth.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5462
This tool is for
The tool is designed for youth workers, educators, facilitators, policy-makers, and organisations working with young people. It can be used to inform workshop design, support strategies, inclusive programming, and mental health–sensitive youth work practices.
and addresses
Youth Initiatives
It is recommended for use in:
Strategic Partnerships
Materials needed:
None
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
INspire, z. s.
in the context of
Art Well is an international project dedicated to promoting (self-)care and mental health awareness through art among marginalised youth, supported by the Erasmus+ programme and co-funded by the European Union. The partnership is led by INspire, z. s. (Cz
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Vojta Žák (on 19 February 2026)
and last modified
19 February 2026
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