YOUTH LINE GERMANY
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24 January – 1 February 2026
Oranienburg, Germany
Training Course “Healthy Minds, Resilient Communities: Promoting Mental Well-being in Youth Work”
Participants from Germany, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria
The training course brought together youth workers and educators to strengthen their capacity to support mental wellbeing in youth work. The project focused on mental health awareness, psychological first aid, self-care, stress management, emotional resilience, and creating safe and inclusive environments for young people.
Through interactive workshops, role-plays, creative activities, and group reflections, participants explored practical tools and methods that can be applied in their daily work. The training also encouraged intercultural exchange and peer learning, allowing participants to share experiences and perspectives from different countries.
A key outcome of the project is the Mental Health & Well-being Guide for Youth Work, co-created by participants. The guide includes practical tools, activities, and reflections to support both youth workers and young people. It has been published on Notion and SALTO, and shared through Youth Line Family channels to ensure wide accessibility and impact.
By the end of the training, participants strengthened their personal resilience, gained practical skills, and built international connections to support their future work in promoting mental wellbeing.
This project was implemented by Youth Line Germany and supported by Jugend für Europa, and co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
3-11 March 2024
Oranienburg, Germany
Youth Exchange "My strong mental health"
Participants from Germany, Latvia, Greece, Czech Republic, Turkey
Mental health problems and psychological distress are important drivers of suicide among adolescents and youngsters in the EU. Over 1 500 15-19 year-olds died of suicide across EU countries in 2019, and most of these deaths were among boys. Despite the relatively low absolute number of suicides among adolescents,
suicide is one of the leading causes of death in this age group.
In 2020, the overall costs related to mental ill-health are estimated to have exceeded 5% of GDP across the 28 EU countries. This equates to more than EUR 680 billion. Studies have found that about 25% of young people between 16 and 24 feel anxiety or stress at least once a day. This is a very important phase of life, where we define personality, finish high school, choose the course, and then finally enter the world of work. In schools or at home, we are not taught to manage our stress, but as an important tool, we should learn to manage it. That is why Youth Line Germany has started developing and associating itself with projects in the areas of mental health, sports, and meditative practices. We believe that there is a set of tools that can help us build and prepare for our future in a sustainable and healthy way for our bodies.
3-11 April 2023
Oranienburg, Germany
Training Course “Empowering our communities”
Participants from Germany, Latvia, Greece, Italy, Romania, Poland, Turkey
A lot depends on the quality of the youth work provided, we know this from the plenty of research and verified data. One of the main objectives of such giant and worldwide recognized programs as Erasmus Plus is to strengthen and improve the quality of it. We have been analysing what is the biggest challenge we are facing as a youth association today. The major issue is that conditions in society and the labour market changed because of the global COVID 19 pandemics, but the approaches in daily youth work did not.
This causes the growth of a gap between the abilities of the European youth and the needs of society and the labour market. This project will help European youth to become better adjusted to the new environment, especially the young adults with fewer opportunities.