Aim
The study session aims to empower youth participants to take action toward increasing mental health and physical activity. With the practical outcomes, they will be able to disseminate gained knowledge in their organisations and local environment.
Objectives
- To understand the evidence of health and socio-economic implications on the need of addressing mental wellbeing and physical activity in a comprehensive way through the lens of human rights.
- To increase understanding of the importance of organised youth in both personal and professional capacity for healthier and more resilient communities.
- To critically analyse the access to health as a human rights issue, and equally, seeing sport and leisure as not only individual self-care, but as a social question concerning children and young people.
- To acquire knowledge of the best practices and recommendations in mental health and physical activity, such as the most efficient methods for coping with challenges and collaborating with others, including the Council of Europe charters and other documents.
- To co-design with the participants initiatives to follow up on the study session and drive future impact (e.g. creating a monthly well-being challenge in the lead-up to European Week of Sports).
Abouth the organisations
European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation Youth (ENGSO Youth) is the independent youth body of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO). Its mission is to build a better, more inclusive and equal world for young people using sport.
International Youth Health Organization (YHO) is one of the leading organizations that empowers young people to work on Youth Health.
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