Young Expert Lilly shares here experience of attending the last Bootstrap project, Bootcamp… From left to right: Young Expert Costi, Peer Facilitator Albiona, Peer Facilitator Finty, Young Expert LILLY (the writer of this blog) & Youth Engagement Officer Prince Ačiū Lithuania – Let’s take a little deep dive together and unravel the craziness of theContinueContinue reading “Last Bootstrap, Bootcamp”
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Joining the Bootstrap Bootcrew: A Young Expert’s Journey
Ketan, a Young Expert from the United Kingdom, shares his experience with the Bootstrap Bootcrew. Ketan discuss’ youth mental health, digital behavior and the importance connecting diverse young voices.
World Mental Health Day 2025
This World Mental Health Day, 2025, CEO Nick shares some reflections of the year. He offers thoughts both personally and for EYMH. He also discusses the state of youth mental health at present. Happy World Mental Health Day 2025 everyone! Its been a strange old year both professionally and personally. My mental health has beenContinueContinue reading “World Mental Health Day 2025”
#mentalreport – Young Expert reports from the Seminar on Mental Health and Wellbeing
Young Expert Irene, shares her takeaways from the Council of Europe’s Seminar on Youth Wellbeing and mental health
Young Experts needed for our European wide Youth GEMS project
Just to start, we’ll let Young Expert Irene explain what is going on and what YOU could get involved in! https://videopress.com/v/jMiT1jEg?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Are you interested in sharing your experiences of living with mental health? REGISTER HERE Then you have something in common with Young Expert Irene from Italy, here she explains more. EYMH are looking forContinueContinue reading “Young Experts needed for our European wide Youth GEMS project”
Mental Health & Self-Care
European mental health week – Young Leader takeover – Day 3
European Disability Card – from proposal to reality
Albiona and Su, young leaders from EYMH, attended a webinar about the European Disability Card – a project to boost participation of disabled individuals across the EU. The webinar highlighted the card’s development and future plans, though it did miss discussing mental health explicitly and concerns were raised about varying treatment in different countries. Overall, the initiative seems promising but it’s still a work-in-progress.
Turning 25
Young Leader Lotte, from Netherlands, shares their experiences of life and mental health at this milestone age.
Celebrating our team!
Meet Ella, a devoted Youth Engagement Facilitator, collaboratively works on projects with young people with mental health difficulties, showing commitment and impact to all she does.
A GEM of a youth voice project
Youth-GEMS – Young Experts Advisory Collective – one year on… Youth Engagement Facilitator, Ella Sheltawy, share’s her experience of working with and supporting the our Young Experts for the Youth GEMs project, in partnership with Maastricht and Utrecht University after its first year of inception. Hi, my name is Ella, and I’ve been a YouthContinueContinue reading “A GEM of a youth voice project”