On the 30th of April 2021, Youth Express Network held an online meeting entitled: « Mental Health and Youth Work ». This meeting aimed at gathering youth workers and volunteers in order to exchange and brainstorm on the topic of Mental Health, in general, as well as in the specific context of youth work.
The meeting gathered 9 youth workers coming from different European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). The idea was to discuss in an informal way, share from one’s personal and professional experience, reflect all together on the current reality of Mental Health, without necessarily reaching for any form of expertise.
This document recollects the thoughts and ideas shared between the participants of the meeting. This reflexion was led with a « post-it » board method:
personal reflexion > group restitution > open discussion.