What we wanted to achieve by implementing this Erasmus+ project, "Silent Epidemic," was to equip 24 youth workers (YW) from Italy, Morocco, Georgia, Ireland, and Türkiye with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to effectively address the complex and sensitive topic of pornography with the young people they support. Our project goal was to create safer, more informed environments where youth workers could respond to the real challenges presented by today’s digital landscape, particularly in relation to sexuality, online safety, and mental well-being. Instead of 24 YW this project equipped 27 YW. (more info in Monitoring and Evaluation section on problems encountered). By implementing this project, we aimed to: •Bridge the knowledge gap among youth workers regarding pornography and its psychological, social, and sexual health impacts. •Support youth workers with fewer opportunities (YW with FO) in accessing Erasmus+ training and resources, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, rural areas, or with limited mobility. •Raise awareness and stimulate dialogue on the negative effects of pornography, both within youth work communities and across broader European networks. •Combat misinformation and harmful narratives young people receive from online sources by offering youth workers credible, age-appropriate, and evidence-based tools and practices. The objectives of the project were •To support youth workers’ understanding and knowledge of the topic of pornography and its implications for the youth they work with. •To exchange evidence-based good practices (create a booklet and blog) that raise awareness about the negative effects of pornography. •To enhance the visibility of Erasmus+ programs and help participants develop their competencies and be certified with a Youth Pass. •To create an educational tool to support youth workers with online safety. It is also imperative to note that this is our first-ever Erasmus+ YW mobility project and it aligned with EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027, National Sexual Health Strategy 2015–2020, the National Youth Strategy 2015–2020, LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018–2020, and Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures 2014–2020. It also supports the EU Youth Goals 4 (Information and Constructive Dialogue in Youthwork) and 5 (Mental Health and Wellbeing), as well as the United Nations Sustainable Developmental Goals 3: Good Health and Wellbeing among EU Youths in their daily lives. We did identify the needs for this project by carrying out online www.surveymonkey.com, WhatsApp Poll, and Zoom interviews with 189 EU youth workers from previous projects during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions online (Zoom, and WhatsApp groups) for 19 months (we shared countries articles via email). The findings showed that 99.6 % of them reported that their communities were experiencing a rise in youths being exposed to porn or explicit materials and feel that this has grave negative consequences on youths' sexual health and future relationships. However, 95.4% of them reported that they do not have the skills, knowledge, and training to address these issues in the youths they work with. A psychotherapist at Cork’s Sexual Health Centre, Donal Clifford, who runs the organization’s Sex and Love Therapy group therapy program, reported a 350% increase in service users presenting with problematic sexual behaviors since the onset of the pandemic. He said ".8 years ago it would have been middle-aged and older men who were coming to us,” after the Covid-19. “Now we are helping people as young as 16 who have had access to pornography from the age of eight years old" (www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40900913.html). Deputy Simon Harris (Irish Minister for Justice ) stated " ..there is a strong relationship between porn exposure at a young age with sexual violence and sexual exploitation". www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2023-05-17/10/). The Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022 & National University of Galway's Porn Report 2022, stated that pornography exposure created negative influences in youngster's life: increasing sexual permissiveness, promoting wrong expectations of sex; promoting gender stereotypical beliefs & sexual double standards. Above all, it affects the young mind's mental wellbeing distress, causes low self-esteem, an unrealistic body image, compulsive sexual Behavior Disorder, Aggression and objectification of a person, poor sexual health awareness, erectile dysfunction (sexual dysfunction at 20: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20439395.html) porn Addiction & riskier sexual practices are just recipes for a troubled future relationship (www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2023-05-17/10/). These also included modeling and imitation of inappropriate behaviors; & unhealthy interference with normal sexual development. (Due to words count this Erasmus+ project will be refer below as PDA or TC).