The idea for the project came from an awareness of the problem of increasing mental health problems in the population of young people. Anxiety, depression, and other mental problems and disorders have increased due to a combination of circumstances (including) in connection with measures to prevent the spread of infections with the Covid-19 virus. showed themselves even more clearly. In addition to the rest of the population, young people are a group that, due to the nature of the period of adolescence and the challenges that this period brings, are additionally exposed to the possibility of mental health problems. The latter must be approached with caution, patience, a lot of understanding, and concrete and decisive moves to increase the chances of successful support and assistance. Acting according to feeling and "common sense" can be very dangerous, even if at the same time very often in an informal environment where youth work also takes place. With the project, we wanted to address and contribute to change precisely in this relationship - the connection of youth work or the work of youth workers as working in an informal environment with deliberate and more professional behavior in the field of mental health of young people. Due to the growing problems in the mental health of young people, who are the central target population (work) of youth workers, the purpose of the project was to train youth workers to adequately address challenges in the field of mental health among young people. With the project, we wanted to expand the knowledge and competencies of youth workers about mental health in general and the specifics of young people's mental health. The aim was to empower youth workers to be more prepared to face challenges and answer questions more confidently. mental health challenges in working with young people.