Youth mental health and the role of the youth sector

On Thursday, 8 October 2020, a representative of the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., will participate in a consultation on Youth Mental Health and the Role of the Youth Sector, organised by the Youth Council of Slovenia, with the aim of highlighting the key issues related to youth mental health and developing a platform for advocacy in this field.

The event will take place online (Zoom) and will also mark World Mental Health Day (10 October).

Representatives of organisations that:

• work in the youth sector and are involved in the field of young people’s mental health (prevention, education, awareness-raising, various forms of support, etc.), or are just starting to think about such activities, or – work in the youth sector and are simply observing mental health problems among young people who are members or users of the organisation and are interested in mental health, or – are involved in the youth sector and are simply observing mental health problems among young people who are members or users of the organisation, or
• work in the field of mental health and also encounter young people in their work.

At this event we will try to discuss the importance of mental health for young people, the problems in this field and potential solutions.

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The Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., is supported by: