Young Minds – Enhancing Teachers’ Skills in Fostering Mental Health in Children and Young People

Implementation period 
October 2024 – March 2027

Donor
Erasmus+ programme of the European Union

About the project

The YoungMinds project aims to enhance teachers’ skills in addressing mental health topics using films as an educational resource. By leveraging films, the project fosters critical thinking, empathy, and cross-cultural understanding while reducing mental health stigma among students. The initiative also engages adolescents, parents, teachers, and professionals in mental health and audiovisual fields to promote mental health literacy within school communities.

Expected results

1. A booklet of European films and documentaries focused on mental health;
2. A handbook and lesson plans for teachers to use in classrooms;
3. A capacity-building course for teachers on film-based education for mental health topics;
4. Screening and debate events in partner schools, open to the broader educational community, to raise awareness about mental health.

Find out more about project deliverables and follow the latest news on YoungMinds website.

Project implementing partners:
Petit Philosophy (Croatia), Prirodoslovno – graficka skola (Croatia), INOVA+ (Portugal), Agrupamento de Escolas de Terras de Bouro (Portugal), Karpos (Greece), EPAL Korydallou (Greece), Kedainiai district academy gymnasium (Lithuania).

Project budget: 400 000 Eur
Our part in the budget: 47 994 Eur

Reference number: KA220-SCH-ED8AB70A