Project organizator: Associação para Apoiar e Cuidar de Quem Cuida

The training course will take place between the 20th and 26th of November, 2023, in Guimarães, Portugal.

The project aim: We know that one in four people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime. Thousands of people around the world face this challenge every day. Many of them don't know what to do or whom to turn to. In addition to the internal challenge of dealing with mental health problems, there is also another big challenge in this field–it’s Stigma.

Combating mental health challenges and associated stigmas is a difficult and troubled path, especially when working with the younger population.

Young people, who are shaping their personalities, when experiencing mental health issues end up having difficulties accepting them and, consequently, asking for help and seeking support.

Objectives of the meeting:

• Combat stigma in mental health among the young population.
• Train youth technicians, through a non-formal learning opportunity, in view of improving their work with youth;
• Foster a mobility-based opportunity to share knowledge between peers, in order to reinforce the action of youth technicians and organizations;
• Use non-formal education as a training and youth development methodology;
• Promoting the development of quality results, capable of being used in the European context and in the youth sector;
• Promoting the interconnection between agents and institutions, in order to create knowledge and awareness of mental health and to generate new initiatives in this field.

Working language: English

Number of participants: 27

Participating countries: Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, Croatia