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Objectives

Project “Do You Mind?” will:
● Equip YI workers with tools and trainings for enhanced MH support;
● Elevate recognition of youth workers' role in addressing MH issues among youth;
● Foster active citizenship through engaging youth in awareness raising campaigns and peer support;
● Develop resources like training courses and materials, youth-friendly booklet on MH best practices and campaigns;
● Strengthen connections between policy, research and practice through various events.

Activities

Activities: Mapping and creation of Booklet on MH good practices of YICs; Development of Mental Health Training Course for YI Workers; ToT MH Training Course; Development of Online Training Course; Forming international group of Young Activists and artists; Implement peer to peer MH awareness raisin campaign; Creation of Art Mobile Exhibition; Virtual Art Exhibition event; Dissemination Events on ERYICA GA 2025 and 2026.; Sharing practices and dissemination cross-sector international Conference.

Impact

We expect our project to yield significant outcomes, including enhanced mental health support for youth through improved training and resources for youth information workers. Additionally, we anticipate increased engagement of young people in mental health advocacy and peer support activities, fostering active citizenship and community resilience.

Project “Do You Mind?” brings together partners from across Europe, including:

• PRONI Center for Social Education (Croatia)

• European Agency for Youth Information and Counselling (ERYICA, Luxembourg)

• National Youth Foundation (Romania)

• Center for Improvement of the Quality of Life of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families, PORAKA NOVA (North Macedonia)

• Association for Promoting Positive Affirmation of Youth in Society "Impress" Daruvar (Croatia)

• Association for Extracurricular and After-School Activities CINAZ (Croatia)

• IASIS (Greece)

• Community of Youth Information Centers in Croatia (Croatia)

My name is Susana Almeida and I'm from Marinhais, Portugal 🇵🇹.

I work as a Youth Coach, administrative professional, dance teacher, and summer camp monitor at the Dream Dancing Association, a youth association.

I bring experience in non-formal education, event planning, youth engagement projects, and creative activities that promote inclusion and well-being. I'm passionate about dance, community engagement, and empowering young people to make a difference.

I look forward to learning, sharing ideas, and collaborating with all of you in Croat

ia! 🌍✨

My name is Susanna, I live in Sardinia (an island in the Mediterranean) and I have been working in the field of youth information for more than 10 years.

I have been working for Eurodesk Italy since 2015.

I was the coordinator of the youth information centre of the Municipality of Iglesias for 6 years, and a youth information worker specialising in mobility opportunities for young people (Eurodesk Mobility Advisor).

Since 2020, I have been working at the Italian Eurodesk coordination office in Cagliari, which coordinates 75 Eurodesk centres throughout Italy.
I am a trainer for the Italian Eurodesk network and am part of the ERYICA pool of trainers.


I am currently involved in the management of international and national projects for young people and professionals in the field of youth information.

I look forward to sharing this new experience with you! See you very soon 🌞

We are based in Luxembourg 🇱🇺, but I am French 🥐. Before managing European projects, I worked years in the International Relations Office in a university in France, and even before that, I was an active volunteer in the European student organisation, ESN, for 5 years, at the local and national level. This experience gave me the will to stay in the youth field.

On a personal note, I love dancing 💃, eating too sweet chocolate 🍫, and starting my day with an Earl Grey tea 🫖

Looking forward to see you all ✨

My name is Lara, I am from Alicante (Spain), and I currently live in a small countryside house in a village called Monóvar. It is a pleasure to introduce myself and to join you all in this course in Croatia.

I am a psychologist and educational counsellor, with broad experience in the social and youth field. Throughout my career, I have worked with young people in vulnerable situations, adolescents in foster care, and people with functional diversity and mental health difficulties. I have also managed youth centres and services, such as Casas de Juventud and Punt Jove, where I promoted youth correspondent programmes and even created a psychosocial counselling service for young people.

In addition, I have had the opportunity to train youth workers through ERYICA and IVAJ, which gave me a strong perspective on the importance of providing high-quality information and support to young people. At the moment, I am expanding my knowledge by studying a Master’s degree in General Health Psychology and advanced training in Gestalt Psychotherapy. These studies allow me to deepen my understanding of mental health both from a clinical and a psychosocial approach.

I am passionate about working with adolescents and young people, creating safe spaces where they can express themselves, grow, and explore new possibilities for their personal development. I am very excited about this opportunity to share experiences, learn from each other, and strengthen our work on mental health in the youth field.

I am looking forward to meeting you all, learning together, and contributing with my energy, experience, and enthusiasm.

Warm regards,
Lara

My name is Imre and I'll join you from Hungary. I am an ERYICA colleague and previously I spent 10 years at the Secretariat in Luxembourg. I will join as an ERYICA trainer and I am looking forward to discovering this new training course with you.

I don't like publishing photos of myself online but we will see each other in person very soon!

I'm Nikolche from Poraka Nova where I'm the president and I'm very glad that we will have the opportunity to meet and cooperate.

I work in youth guidance, supporting young people through coaching techniques to help them express their potential and become aware of their strengths and resources.

At the Informagiovani Centre of the Municipality of Bari, I organise school meetings and offer guidance on international mobility through my collaboration with Europe Direct.

I am currently studying to become a mindfulness facilitator and a specialist in applied positive psychology and emotional management. As a certified coach, I am also continuing my training as a guidance counsellor.

I look forward to meeting you and exchanging ideas with you — I’m sure it will be an enriching experience for all of us.

One of my core values is kindness :)

I also work as a 🧩 career and entrepreneurship teacher in local school and as a 🎭 drama teacher.

My main role is to share youth information and give guidance, so that young people can find opportunities for learning, work, and personal development. I believe that clear and reliable information helps them make better choices about their future. At the same time, I see how important mental health is in this process. That is why I am interested in mental health literacy and how it can support young people in their everyday lives. I would like to bring this perspective more into youth information work.

Some facts: I have three children, 10 🐔 , 2 🐕, one 🐈 and I live on a small island called Hiiumaa 🏖. I love hiking.. a lot 🥾⛰️ and traveling 🌏.

I also learned that stigma is still a huge barrier. Many times, out of fear of judgment or shame, people hide what they feel. That only increases the weight they carry. Reflecting on this topic made me understand the importance of creating safe spaces where people can talk without fear, without taboos, without labels.

For me, the biggest challenge was the language barrier — I felt limited in how I could express myself. Still, I managed to share in the group and realized that you don’t need to talk much to learn and to be present. Listening is also a form of participation.

If I could change something, I would have taken the risk to speak earlier. But I take with me the certainty that small gestures — listening, supporting, being available — can make a difference in someone’s life.

Today reminded me that resilience is a collective construction: we learn to be strong together. And that fighting stigma is everyone’s responsibility, starting with myself, with the way I look at and respect others’ stories.

Thank You

My name is Martina. I am working in Poraka Nova as Program Coordinator for Social Inclusion for the last 4 years, but i have experience in creating and delivering trainings for over 15 years. My work in Poraka involves coordinating programs and projects, while organizing diverse activities aiming to foster inclusion and accessibility, but also addressing community challenges, such as support groups for marginalized groups, accessibility training, and youth engagement programs. My work as a trainer is to facilitate a wide range of training sessions at local, national, and European levels, covering topics such as social inclusion, trainer development, youth information, youth empowerment, no-hate speech and many more. Most of the trainings are part of my job (my favorite part actually :) ), but i also do trainings freelance, because i am member of the pool of trainers in ERYICA network, National Youth Council of Macedonia and OSCE mission in Skopje (No hate speech).