Sub-task: Design of training and supervision initiatives targeted to professionals/ educators (trainers/teachers) of different settings

Summary

Project partners will collaborate to create a training program specifically designed for professionals and educators from various environments. The objective is to equip these trainers with strategies and insights for addressing the mental health vulnerabilities of young individuals, leveraging communication tools that have been previously established. This effort aims to enhance the mental resilience of young people during crisis situations, mitigating the detrimental effects on their mental well-being. By drawing on experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, the initiative will explore preventative measures and mitigation strategies that can be applied to the general populace and particularly vulnerable groups. Additionally, the development of guidelines for distribution across member states will be a key focus, aimed at enhancing the capacity to manage stress and anxiety.

The general aim of Task 5.2 is to compile a report containing all the programs that can be considered good practices (hence already implemented, as well as present in the EC Best Practices Portal), useful to set national community programs for youth. This task will also explore potential synergies with other health related initiatives capitalizing other initiatives such as the EU4Health Joint Action (ImpleMENTAL, PREVENT), Horizon Europe Program (e.g. IMPROVA, Schools4Health), the Erasmus+ Program (projects HOORAY, SPHERE and EASMH), the 2023 Flagship TSI Youth First, as well as other international initiatives (i.e., Australia) which aim to support the wellbeing, education, training, social protection, and labor prospects of children and youth.

Task 5.2 will be complemented by WP 6, which evaluates but primarily also implements digital tools for mental health in multiple European languages. The tasks in 5.2 and 6 will coordinate their evaluation criteria, such that instruments with a particular aim are judged with the same criteria independent of the presentation media and present the results of such work jointly.