Mental Health Promotion of Adolescents and Young People (2000-2001)

Funded by

European Commission, DG Health and Consumers - EU Community Action Plan for Health Promotion, Information, Education and Training

Duration

19 months, from March 2000 to September 2001

Summary

The mental health of adolescents and young people is affected by a variety of key factors, including family environment, school, economic and social hardship, abuse and the use of alcohol and drugs. The target groups studied included the general population of adolescents and young people, but also children in loss and grief, young people with risky behaviour, parents of adolescents, difficult students, young offenders, young people trying to leave racist or extremist groups, adolescent mothers etc.

Objectives

• To raise public awareness for mental health promotion and prevention for adolescents and young people;
• To initiate and support activities in mental health promotion addressing issues of specific concern in adolescents and young people;
• To identify, clarify and categorise examples of good initiatives in Member States;
• To organise the exchange of information and experience in mental health promotion in the Member States;
• To encourage the general dissemination of projects and experience for trans-national use;
• To advise the European Union on matters relating to the promotion of mental health among adolescents and young people.

Outcomes

About 50 projects were collected and covered the following settings: schools, youth centres, counselling centres, mental health centres etc.

Publications and documents

Directory of Projects: ‘Mental Health Promotion of Adolescents & Young People'

Lead organisation

Mental Health Europe, Belgium

Partners

Associate partners came from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Contact

MHE Secretariat