Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People LTA Kick-Off Event

Aims & objectives

Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People LTA Kick-Off Event:

Goals/ needed results:
- Wider understanding of the topic of mental health in youth work
- Clear role and scope of work for national partner and NA
- Concrete , prioritized needs narrowed down the national assessment ->transnational, -> European common ground
- Create network in between partners (PBA - added value)
- Roadmap: start an activity plan -ideas for activities, both national and transnational

Objectives:
- NAs and their national partners clarify their roles, and further engagement in the project.
- To clarify the framework of the project and the potential opportunities.
- To discuss the national needs assessments.
- To choose and agree on the relevant thematic areas for all the countries involved.
- To better understand the topic of mental health in youth work.
- To draft a project Road map on the European level.

Based on evaluation (participants, the team) - this event was successful and gave needed material for future steps.

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

Target group was NA´s involves Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People LTA and their national partner (experts of the topic).

Countries involved: FI, PL, NO, LU, LT, LE, BEx3, PR, SL, HU, TR, SP

Training methods used & main activities

Training was based on several group work, key note speakers and active listening, mapping exercise and common discussion sessions. Also some online/digi methods was used like Menti.

Outcomes of the activity

It was an kick-off and it will be continue. Main aim was facilitate a meeting, where NA representatives and experts together decides next steps and main topics for up-comming years. It was achieved.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

We had 4 equal trainers. Each of as worked as much with all tasks. My special task was use the pre-questionary materials and make pax. work around it. I was also responsible to summaries and make conclusions out of conducted materials. Beside that I was fully involves running/ leading tasks/ group works etc.

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

Testimonial of the reference person

Annina is a very logical facilitator that can keep the process going ahead. Annina is a professional youth worker who has experience from municipal youth work level both in practical and strategic work. She also has the experience of working in the Finnish NA as a programme officer.