Mental matters - Supporting young people with mental health issues

"<< Objectives >>Mental Matters aims to improve the competencies of the involved organisations and youth workers in general, supporting young people with mental health issues. Good practices from partners will be shared and pilot-tested, creating new local services that help young people manage mental health and engage in social activities and volunteering. Mental matters seeks to inspire other organisations to replicate these practices and improve youth workers' ability to support youths' mental well-being.<< Implementation >>Project management3 transnational meetings with job shadowing in Germany, Portugal, and FinlandEach partner presents and exchanges good practices related to young people with mental health issuesPartners will incorporate and pilot-test new learning locallyCreation of an E-Book on the good practices from the 3 partners, and the learning by implementing at least part of them in own work and of an E-Journal summarising the youth workers' insightsEvaluation and impact measurementDissemination<< Results >>Project management handbook4 transnational meetings in DE, FI, PT3 job shadowingE-Book “Good practices supporting young people with mental health issues (PWMHI) through non-formal education, peer-education, and volunteering”E-Journal “Youth workers insight on new services for young PWMHI”Strategy paper “Sales strategies for non-formal services for PWMHI""Evaluation and impact measurement reportDissemination activities 3 local multiplier eventsnew or enlarged local networks in DE, FI, PT"