Current Challenges in Youth Work: Mental Health & Democratic Challenges

In dialogue with partners and participants from previous projects it turned out that there are currently two relatively new challenges in youth work in the three participating countries Estonia, Finland and Germany.

The first one is the topic of democracy education due to an uprise of right wing parties in several European countries and the challenges for youth workers within this political developments.

The second topic is Mental Health. Especially after the Covid pandemic, it became apparent, that Mental Health is an important issue in youth work. Youth workers and youth leaders have to deal more with this topic and young people are more aware of their Mental Health and express needs.

We are planning to work on these two topics in workshop sessions, refection units and visits to relevant experts and/ or institutions in these areas.

Participation is free of charge and travel costs will be reimbursed according to Erasmus+ standards.

The program is currently developed with the partners. Participants will be involved in the planning process, once they have joined the project.