By implementing this project, we aim to respond to the increasing emotional and psychosocial challenges faced by young people across Europe by using youth work as a preventive, empowering, and inclusive practice. Both European-level data and the needs assessment conducted within the partner communities show that many young people experience emotional overload, anxiety, and low confidence in decision-making, while lacking access to safe, non-judgemental spaces where these issues can be openly discussed. From a youth work perspective, these challenges require structured non-formal learning environments that complement formal education and offer young people trust-based support, peer connection, and opportunities for self-reflection. The needs assessment highlighted several common issues across all partner countries: limited opportunities to discuss mental health safely, strong influence of social and digital pressure on everyday choices, fear of judgement and failure, and low confidence in personal decision-making. Friends often act as the main source of emotional support, while trusted adults and organised youth work spaces are frequently absent. This underlines the urgent need for youth work interventions that strengthen emotional awareness, critical thinking, and informed decision-making, while fostering peer support, inclusion, and a sense of belonging. Through this project, we want to empower young people to better understand their emotions, recognise how social expectations, peer dynamics, and digital environments influence their behaviour, and develop practical strategies to support their own wellbeing. Using non-formal education methods, experiential learning, and peer exchange, the project will create safe learning spaces where young people can reflect on their experiences, experiment with new perspectives, and build confidence in making conscious, value-based choices. In this way, youth work functions both as a learning framework and as a protective environment that strengthens resilience and autonomy. The project also seeks to reinforce the role of youth work as a supportive and preventive practice at community level, offering young people meaningful opportunities for participation, mobility, and European learning. This is particularly relevant in the applicant’s local community of Mihăilești, Argeș, where no Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps projects have been implemented so far. For most participants, this Youth Exchange will represent their first European learning experience, creating a bridge between locally isolated youth environments and the wider European youth space. The project therefore addresses a dual need: the lack of access to youth mobility and European learning opportunities at local level, and the shared European urgency to strengthen youth wellbeing and decision-making competences. The project aims to empower young people with practical competences, knowledge, and supportive environments that strengthen mental health and wellbeing, while enhancing their capacity for conscious decision-making in social and digital contexts. The specific objectives of the project are: -To develop key competences related to wellbeing and mental health for 32 persons from 6 countries over a 12-month period, with a focus on self-reflection, emotional awareness, and informed decision-making. -To facilitate social inclusion and support the well-being and mental health of 12 young people with fewer opportunities from the 6 partner countries, by ensuring their full participation and providing tailored support throughout the project duration. -To strengthen the operational capacity of the 6 partner organisations ( LT, GR, BG, PL, TR, si RO) to engage in cross-sectoral cooperation in support of youth inclusion and mental health. Overall, the project positions youth work as a key actor in supporting young people’s mental health, inclusion, and personal development. By combining non-formal learning, peer support, and international mobility, the project creates meaningful learning experiences that empower young people to take care of their wellbeing, make conscious decisions, and actively participate in their communities. In doing so, it contributes to building more resilient, confident, and socially engaged young people across Europe.