{"id":4949,"date":"2026-09-08T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/?post_type=projektas&#038;p=4949"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:55:26","slug":"mainstreaming-youth-mental-health-and-peer-support","status":"publish","type":"projektas","link":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/project\/mainstreaming-youth-mental-health-and-peer-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainstreaming Youth Mental Health and Peer Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Implementation period<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 2026 \u2013 June 2027<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding source<\/strong><br \/>\nNordic Council of Ministers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project objective:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo strengthen and mainstream youth mental health policies with a specific focus on peer support by fostering structured cooperation between Iceland, Lithuania, and Ukraine, and by developing joint networking, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned results<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 6 online meetings and 1 in-person meeting held between project partners.<\/li>\n<li>1 international networking meeting and 2 co-creation workshops implemented in Lithuania, engaging at least 25 participants from Iceland, Lithuania, and Ukraine \u2014 mental health professionals, youth workers, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience.<\/li>\n<li>A synthesis report (minimum 25 pages) with unified guidelines and policy recommendations on mainstreaming peer support in youth mental health services, produced in English and translated into Icelandic, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian.<\/li>\n<li>At least 300 printed brochures disseminated to relevant stakeholders and organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy and communication activities carried out: 2 roundtable discussions, at least 3 bilateral meetings per country, 15 social media posts, 2 articles, and dissemination via 12 national and international networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project budget:<\/strong> EUR 64,963.66<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract number:<\/strong> PROF-27-221<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partners:<\/strong> Traustur Kjarni (Iceland), Poltava Regional Charitable Foundation &#8220;Ruthenia&#8221; (Ukraine).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4949","projektas","type-projektas","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projektas\/4949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projektas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projektas"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}