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I Hear You(th) : Mental Health Training

2021-1-NL02-KA153-YOU-0000207032021Mobility of youth workersfinalizedGood practice
Countries: NL|LV|BG|MT|HU|RO|LT|EL|PL|ES|EE · Grant: €37,503
Quality and innovation of youth workCommunity developmentPhysical and mental health, well-being

Objectives

The main aim of I Hear You(th) was to improve the quality of youth work in organisations on a daily basis and on further events & projects by equipping youth workers with tools and competences to support their target group with mental health difficulties, well-being concerns or crisis situations. Through IHY, we wanted youth workers to feel more confident and inclusive in their practice, especially when it comes to offering mental health support. Throughout this project, the ALGEE framework (from Mental Health First Aid) is adapted to Youth Work, for example by adding "+" which refers to community building when it comes to mental health. The main objectives of the project: - to provide 32 youth workers competences and non-formal and informal learning opportunities for professional development of youth workers when it comes to the field of mental health and wellbeing - to disseminate and spread the outcomes of the TC through a booklet - containing a tools and methods for other organisation to be able to replicate events, promotional material, signposting lists - to organise local community events through the system development and outreach activity, while gathering all the information on one website - to advertise the projects and mental health awareness and mental wellbeing conversation through collaboration with external organisation in the field - to ensure that evaluation of the learning happens during the project through Youthpass and questionnaires Further objectives include (in line with EU Youth Work agenda, Quality Standards and Erasmus+ objectives) are: - to develop a high-quality inclusive practice towards young people facing mental health difficulties - to add and develop new tools and methods to the youth workers toolkit when it comes to 1-1 conversation and gathering - to build and to practice a culture of vulnerability and empathy with one another - to rethink and revamp old events in a way that it serves the organisational system and that is based on the immediate need of the young people - to develop a close-knit community of youth workers to share personal and professional practices - to develop an international network of organisation that contribute to the field of mental health in different sectors

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