World health organization on its website stated that national surveys undertaken during the initial stages of the pandemic revealed that a third or more of the adult population were distressed. They also added that the International Labour Organization survey on COVID-19 and young people found that due to the pandemic, 1 in 2 young people (aged 18–29 years) are subject to depression and anxiety, and 1 in 6 are probably affected. Average mental well-being is worse for young women, as well as for younger youth. Also, young people also point out that during the pandemic, some of their rights were denied (right to participate in public affairs, including making peaceful protest, right to exercise the religion practice, right to housing had been adversely affected, most likely due to loss of income...). Young people who have had anxious or depressive reactions to a pandemic crisis, and especially when it is associated with the difficulty of exercising some human rights, report that this puts them in a position of lack of pro activity, non-engagement in any social context, and feeling that they are left alone and without support. Youth workers also faced special challenges in the context of the pandemic, which led to the expansion and intensification of their activities: Youth workers have been delivering food banks, coordinating and supporting community hubs; promoting volunteering; staffing residential care settings; repositioning services to provide digital learning and guidance; connecting with vulnerable young people and providing one-to-one support etc. At the same time, they themselves are affected by the crisis (like all other citizens), and occasionally report a lack of motivation, exhaustion and burnout, as well as a lack of skills to be the first line of support for young people in crisis, and to be able to estimate would the crisis challenges for youth can be handled within the youth work or other services need to be involved. Shown research and experiences from the field, prompted us to think about what could be done in response to some of the problems identified. All partners were asking how we can support each-other and youth in those countries. It was obvious that we needed process of knowledge exchange, but also the empowerment of youth workers. The main objective of the project was to support youth workers to respond to challenges in the context of youth mental health and to contribute developing of quality youth work through the non - formal learning. The specific objectives were: 1. Provide basic knowledge to youth workers about the mental health of young people in crisis (especially in relation to vulnerable groups of young people) and provide knowledge of basic stress relief techniques that will help them withstand the challenges of a pandemic through a 7-day training; 2. To empower youth workers to provide everyday first front-line support to young people affected by the Covid - 19 crisis through the organizing support workshops for youth in local communities. 3. To build a network of youth workers and partner organizations in which there would be an exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of mental health of young people and which would continue to implement similar activities through European projects.