Webinar: The Gender Gap in Mental Health of Young People

ONLINE

The share of young people reporting symptoms of depression, stress or anxiety has more than doubled during the pandemic. Numbers are still alerting high all over Europe. Recent studies also underline a persisting gender gap, of young women being three times more likely to experience anxiety-related conditions.

The webinar “The Gender Gap in Mental Health of Young People“ will shed light on challenges of mental health of young people and highlight approaches, methods and tools to strengthen the mental health and wellbeing of young people in general and for the most vulnerable ones. The guest speakers, coming from relevant organisation (GÖG Austria, University of Kragujevac Serbia, Eurohealthnet Belgium), will use recent data and facts to describe the situation of young people, focusing on gender-specific differences. Based on this, practical experiences, approaches and tools that have been co-created with young people will be shared asking how the mental health of young people, especially of the most vulnerable ones, can be promoted. Inputs will thereby take into account the mental health related risks regarding school performance, labour market integration and social integration.

Following the speakers’ input the attendees will be invited to discuss presented topics and share their own experiences and approaches.

The webinar will be organised as part of the MEET project, that aims to build capacities for youth mental health promotion in formal and nonformal education and training through the development of inclusive and innovative tools and materials. As a result, the project will contribute to boost the mental well-being and resilience among young people and enable a better educated workforce and contribute to reduced labour shortages.

The event registration will be disseminated via the project’s social media accounts;