In the context of the AER Working Group on Mental Health, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is inviting all AER members to a conference on: Mental Health Challenges in Today’s Youth – A Regional Perspective, which will feature regional practices and experts from all over wider Europe on 22-23 October.
Shared concerns across Europe, peer learning at the fore
Current needs in terms of mental health and wellbeing are on the rise all over Europe in a context of polarisation and a decline in the popularity of human rights. Recent events in the macroregion have raised concerns about violence at school and the impact of social media, fake news and isolation to name a few.
At global level there are major concerns around youth mental health, which is also a main topic for the AER working group on mental health and one raised by the AER Youth Regional Network.
On the occasion of the AER Summer Academy the AER Working Group on Mental Health, together with the AER Youth Regional Network, organised a workshop on youth mental health and prevention providing insights on regional practices which have shown to work.
To dive deeper into this topic Primorje Gorski Kotar is organising a two-days conference on 22-23 October in collaboration with the Teaching Institute for Public Health of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, the AER Working Group on Mental Health and the AER Youth Regional Network.
Practical information is now available on the event webpage.
A need for cross-sectoral approaches
The complexity of the topic of mental health, especially in the younger population, requires interdisciplinary and intersectoral cooperation. The conference is envisaged as an opportunity to share insights about risk factors and contemporary changes the younger generations are facing. Through the exchange of experiences, best practices and innovative approaches to prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of all types of addiction, risk behaviours and associated conditions, the conference aims to find potential new solutions to current challenges through an interdisciplinary approach based on cooperation.
Your region can be featured in the programme of this event! Contact AER Coordinator Policy & Knowledge Transfer Coordinator Johanna Pacevicius
