The Next Beat aims to empower youth workers to apply inclusive mental health practices, learn the approach of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), and engage in peer support and youth leadership within their work with youth from diverse backgrounds and fewer opportunities. This evolution is realized through a combination of residential learning activities lasting 2 x 10 days, completion of the "Art of Mental Wellness" online course via SALTO HOP, and extended mentoring over a 12-month collaboration. The initiative will introduce innovative mental health tools and methodologies developed in the "Your Heart Beats" project - SALTO HOP online course - The Art of Mental Wellness, along with 40 pieces of easy-to-use tools as a foundation for collaborative work, now enhanced to support the specific needs of youth workers and their young target groups from diverse backgrounds. Our primary focus targets youth workers who face intense challenges in working with youth from marginalized communities. The project aims to equip youth workers with: a) Inclusive mental health programs: Training modules will be dedicated to understanding the unique mental health needs of underserved youth groups such as refugees, migrant youth, those on the mild Autism spectrum, LGBTQ+, individuals with mild mental health issues, rural youth, NEET youth, and those from difficult family backgrounds. This will equip youth workers with skills to create safe, inclusive environments for all. b) Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) as psychoeducation: delving into how relationships and social connections impact mental health and development, offering strategies for youth workers to foster meaningful connections with and among youth from diverse backgrounds and fewer opportunities. c) Peer support and youth leadership development: The project will include workshops to train youth workers in establishing peer support networks and mentoring youth leaders, promoting mental health advocacy within their communities. The comprehensive development of youth worker competencies will culminate in: Drafting a sustainable youth work plan with tools, practices, and guidelines for inclusive mental health program scenarios and organizational strategy. Development of workshop curricula based on best practices in inclusive mental health, IPNB, and peer support. A complete learning cycle for ETS competence self-assessment. Experiential workshops and on-the-job experience of a 2-day youth camp where youth workers can practice new skills in real-world settings. National and international dissemination events through online workshops, highlighting the project's innovative approaches to mental health and inclusion and diversity. The project will engage 56 youth workers in a long-term blended learning event facilitated with an online course and a practice project involving 20 young people to apply the new learning. Addressing social inclusion, this project recognizes the distinct challenges faced by youth workers in navigating mental health issues within the context of Generation Z's unique characteristics and the broader societal trends affecting mental health. Recent partner meetings within the Amity Network - www.theamitynetwork.com run by OM and partners underscored the need for new strategies to address mental health and different mental states without stigma, employing tools informed by the latest in neuroscience and trauma-informed care. A survey conducted partly within our current partnership "Amity network" especially amongst those who work with young target groups facing fewer opportunities indicated a need for mental health training, both offline and online, to help them address the negative effects of global trends in their youth work.