By implementing this project we wanted to: Increase literacy among young people in the field of mental health, breaking prejudices and stereotypes; increase the practice of physical exercise; contribute to the promotion of healthy life habits; bringing young people together and overcoming socio-geographical barriers, promoting intercultural dialogue and diversity, reducing and avoiding social isolation, promoting the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities; to train and encourage young people to: promote the importance of mental health in its various social spheres and for intercultural dialogue, tolerance and meaningful and active participation in society; reflect on issues of the impact of digitalization on the mental health of young people, while developing digital skills; develop a spirit of initiative and critical thinking among young people; create youth outputs for youth to raise awareness of the importance of mental health; promote healthy lifestyles, promoting quality of life and contact with nature.
We applied for this project because we believe that mental health is an issue that needs to be talked about, addressed and resolved among young Europeans. We live in a world where there are several factors in our daily lives that can affect our mental health. With this project we showed several techniques to improve the mental health of young people, we broke stereotypes, we overturned the stigma that exists on the topic of mental health and we encouraged physical exercise and the adoption of healthy practices in the participants' daily lives. We felt it was important to show young people that physical exercise and adopting healthy practices can be used to improve mental health. Our general objective was to contribute to the mental health and well-being of young people through non-formal education and physical exercise tools, developing skills and also contributing to the awareness of the importance of well-being and mental health, at the same time to break stereotypes and prejudices.