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.
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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”
Huge, Busy & Colourful – European Youth Event 2023
Last June, along with 5 other Young Leaders, Antonio, Albiona, Filipe, Annika and Alketa, Young Leader Filip, from Poland, attended the European Youth Event 2023 in Strasbourg. This is their account of this brilliant weekend.
Is the mental health sector inclusive and stigma free for all stakeholders?
During this three-day event, I, and health professionals from all over the world gathered with the aim of raising awareness and exchanging knowledge on various mental health topics, from stigma, to obsessive-compulsive disorder, to migrants and women’s wellbeing and more.
A research oriented course & a young person’s experience
My name is Inês and I’m 22 years old. I am a young expert by lived experience and am part of the Raise Up Collective of EYMH. I attended an online course with the name of “Experience Sampling Method in Psychopathology”, through the School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNs) at Maastricht University, from theContinueContinue reading “A research oriented course & a young person’s experience”
To the person that’s looking for a sign: It’ll be okay
EYMH #raiseup collective member Nikki shares an open letter to all who might be struggling this winter, coming from her personal experience. If the holidays seem longAnd you’re not feeling strongRemember to hold onSoon peace will be uponYouYou are the lightYou are the wonderYou are magicYou are everything Hey. This is a little note toContinueContinue reading “To the person that’s looking for a sign: It’ll be okay”
Thank you! – Message from Director Nick
Message from Nick (Director)THANK YOU!Without the support of these incredible volunteers, we would not be where we are today. This group of people have set the foundation for EYMH for the future of young people’s mental health across Europe by being patient and passionate allies in this movement, for that and what is about toContinueContinue reading “Thank you! – Message from Director Nick”
LGBTQIA+ representation & the mental health impact
As another pride month comes and goes, much celebration was had in the fact that we could be ourselves with pride in person again! Below Young, Activist Lysiane from France shares with you how representation on small screen can have a positive effect on our mental health and ability to ‘love who you are’.
Euro Youth Mental Health 