Mental Health in Youth Work: Inspirational Event

Aims & objectives

Participants could learn how to promote their own mental health and the mental health of others. The event aimed at supporting participants learning in:
- what are mental health skills
- how we can all learn to take care of our wellbeing
- how we can support other people’s wellbeing
- what kind of methods are used to promote mental health in youth work and young people’s activities

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

Cooperation involved National Agencies, national youth teams supported by youth workers, the Core3 facilitators, the Fab4 support facilitators, logistic support team, communication team, event reporter.

Training methods used & main activities

Engaging workshops for both young people and youth workers
Peer-led sessions by teams of young people from 5 countries
Trainings by professional facilitators
Space for participants contributions by proposing their own session in the application.
Getting inspired about mental health

Outcomes of the activity

The event encouraged participation from youth workers and young people to explore methods and practices promoting mental health. Noteworthy aspects
included:
- Mental Health Awareness: Participants gained insights into mental health skills, wellbeing practices, and support methods for themselves and others.
- Focus Areas: The project focused on raising awareness, enhancing mental health literacy among youth workers, enabling youth participation, and increasing mental health-themed projects in European Youth Programmes.
Workshops and Peer Interaction: Various workshops catered to both youth workers and young individuals. Young people contributed by sharing insights
on how mental health should be addressed by youth workers and organizations

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was one of the three members of the The Core3 facilitators. We designed and coordinated the preparation process, supported the youth involvement, co-created and co-facilitated event programme

I worked on this training for 3 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

To be fair we worked almost 8 months to get the Inspirational Event done ;-)