The project aimed to establish a partnership between the newcomer organisation, Co-literate, and the more experienced Swedish organisation, Well-Being Lab. The project sought to map, exchange best practices, and involve local stakeholders to share the project’s findings and raise awareness among youth workers, healthcare professionals, and local decision-makers. By framing youth wellbeing literacy as a skill to be developed at the European level, the project aimed to engage and support its target groups as active European citizens at both local and regional levels. Focusing on youth, the project aimed to help young people better understand and navigate their wellbeing by offering strategies to explore literacy skills, identify their strengths, and build supportive communities for improved wellbeing. Valuing young people’s lived experiences, the initiative was designed as a youth-led exploration of wellbeing literacy. Through non-formal methods, online learning spaces, and an onsite retreat, the project provided resources for participants to actively address the wellbeing challenges they face. Participants were seen as experts of their own experiences, with facilitators guiding and supporting the knowledge already presen
The project aimed to address the growing mental health challenges faced by young people in Denmark and Sweden, as identified by national health profiles. By confronting shared and complex issues through a youth wellbeing literacy lense, the partnership between the two Scandinavian organisations served as a foundation for this project and future European-level cooperation. The project focused on wellbeing by involving young people as design thinkers in developing solutions. Using an evidence-based design thinking approach, it engaged youth in the research, prototyping, and testing of wellbeing initiatives, together with local stakeholders and communities. A key goal was to involve young people with lived experiences, particularly those facing mental health issues, as both beneficiaries and contributors to the project's activities. The initiative sought to create a shared language around mental health, recognising that having the right words can help young people better understand and address their experiences. Rather than simply providing information, the project embraced wellbeing as a multifaceted concept, empowering youth to shape their own wellbeing resources and enhance their community's awareness and access to these tools.