SafeSpace4Youth Project - Empowering Youth for Positive Mental Health and Employability through Social Action
After two years of successful implementation, the SafeSpace4Youth (SS4Y) project is moving towards ensuring its long-term sustainability and exploitation of its results. Partners in the consortium are proud of the outputs they have delivered, which have been positively received by key stakeholders. This article provides an overview of the project, its key deliverables, and the anticipated long-term impact.
Project Background
The SafeSpace4Youth project, started in October 2022, bringing together three key partner organisations: SEMWell Motion Digital (Czech Republic), Future in Perspective (Ireland), and Backslash (Spain). The project addresses a critical issue faced by young people across Europe: the intersection of mental health and employability. Young people, especially those with mental health challenges, face significant barriers to education, training, and employment. The SS4Y project seeks to address these barriers by empowering youth workers and young people to take action and develop the skills necessary for positive mental health and employability.
Project Deliverables At the core of SS4Y’s success are the following deliverables, which were developed to support youth professionals and young people in addressing mental health and employability:
- SS4Y Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme: A comprehensive training programme for youth workers, focusing on mental health prevention and early intervention strategies, equipping them with the skills to create safe spaces and support young people in building resilience and employability skills.
- A Peer Leadership Programme for Young People: A tailored programme that empowers young people to take on leadership roles within their communities, advocating for mental health awareness and promoting social action projects.
Project Impact and Events
SS4Y has achieved notable milestones, including productive transnational meetings, pilot testing of resources, and dissemination events in Czechia, Spain and Ireland. These events have significantly raised awareness about youth mental health, and the project has engaged with key stakeholders at local, national, and EU levels.
Sustainability and Long-term Impact
Although the SS4Y project is approaching its end, its outputs will remain accessible through the project’s eLearning platform on the project website (https://safespace4youth.eu/e-learning/), ensuring that youth workers and young people across Europe can continue to benefit from its resources. The partners have also committed to an exploitation plan that ensures the longevity of the project's outcomes beyond the formal project period.
Join the Movement
If you are a youth worker, a young person, or an organisation working in the field of youth development, we encourage you to explore the SS4Y resources. By visiting the project website and engaging with the materials, you can play an active role in supporting youth mental health and employability.
Consortium Partners:
- Motion Digital (Czech Republic)
- Future in Perspective Limited (Ireland)
- Backslash (Spain)
For more information, visit our website or reach out to one of our partners directly. We look forward to continuing this important work to support young people across Europe.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. [Project Number: 2022-1-CZ01-KA220-YOU-000087166]
