ID Talks!

ID Talks: Solutions and Mental Health - When tackling the topic of mental health and well-being, we mostly focus on the shortcomings and barriers, offering external support. But it is even more important to focus on talents, inner resources, and giving perspectives. So how do you build resilience and support young people’s well-being using a solution-focused approach? To change (y)our perspectives...

ID Talks: Art-Story and Mental Health - How can creative processes give young people a way to talk about difficult issues? Visual arts and storytelling help to name, explain, and accept feelings and understand why they surface. Through objects and metaphors, it is easier to communicate about mental health concepts. So what potential does storytelling have for your youth groups? If you ever found i...

ID Talks: Peers and Mental Health - Peer-to-peer work is nothing new: it is successfully used both in formal and non-formal education settings. But how can peer support improve young people's mental health and well-being? How does this peer-to-peer magic work in practice? How can you address bullying and do information and prevention work through this approach? And, last but not least, what is the...

ID Talks: Movement and Mental Health - Can physical leisure-time activities help young people to take care of their body and mind? Movement and dance have clear benefits for your mental health and well-being. So how can youth workers incorporate movement and dance in their daily work or in their international projects? Let’s walk the talk and do something physical that can be easily replicable in...

ID Talks: Participation and Mental Health - How can you address young people’s mental health and well-being through participatory and democratic approaches? Having a role and being part of something bigger is good for your well-being. But how do you increase transparency about mental health and mental illness prevention at the idmunicipal level? Join us to discover a few simple yet effective solut...

ID Talks Youth-Workers Wellbeing: In order to take care of someone else, you need to take care of yourself as well! But how do you take care of your self-care? What are the main wellbeing issues that youth workers are experiencing? How do you prevent and overcome (emotional) exhaustion and burnout? Listen to our guest speaker Natalja Gudakovska, and get to know the competences you need to take car...

ID Talks Supporting Young People’s Wellbeing: You probably (hopefully) feel that youth work supports young people’s mental health and wellbeing. But what are young people’s needs, and how can you identify and support those needs better? What kind of (extra) support do young people with fewer opportunities need for their mental health? Listen to our guest speaker Ana Perović, and get an insight in...

ID Talks Social-Media Addiction: You probably know (young) people who are constantly glued to their phone. Maybe that’s you? Let’s zoom in on social media addiction. Listen to our guest speaker Katja Mankinen, and discover how can you identify it in yourself and in others? Find out what are the main issues, causes and consequences. And how does it impact the mental health and wellbeing of the youn...

ID Talks Climate-Change Anxiety: If climate change and the environment make young people take to the streets, these global challenges obviously have an influence on their mental health and well-being. What kind of approaches help you to address their climate-change worries? Listen to our guest speaker Anna Pribil, and discover how can you promote climate resilience, both at an individual and a soc...

ID Talks Mental Health Explained: You increasingly hear about mental health in the media. But what is mental health really about, and what not? Listen to our guest speaker Maria Agorastou, and discover how is mental health perceived and interpreted. How are young people today doing regarding mental health and well-being? What should we know, pay attention to, and be prepared for? Put your assumpti...

ID Talks Practising Anti-Racism: Find out how EU youth programmes provide opportunities and formats for anti-racism youth work. Listen to our guest speaker Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad, and discover how to learn from the existing experiences. We give you tips and tricks you can use in your youth work practice locally and internationally. Find out how you can make the best use of youth work to pro...

ID Talks Intersectionality & Racism: What if you don’t only have a minority ethnicity, but also a disability, a different religion or sexual orientation… Listen to our guest speaker Lydia Gratis, and discover how multiple discrimination makes it more challenging to defend your rights. We zoom in on the intersectionality between disability and race, and where you can find support and inspiration fo...

ID Talks Invisible Racism: Racism is often hidden behind closed doors. Hate speech, fake news, and lack of critical thinking contribute to new forms of racism. Listen to our guest speaker Balint Jósa, and discover how can youth work address this invisible racism. Learn about good practices from the field and join this important and urgent mission.

ID Talks Combating Racism: Several EU policies and national instruments are in place to combat racism. But do you know about them? Listen to our guest speaker Cătălina Olteanu, and discover how institutional and policy tools to combat racism can help your work at grass-root level. And is there space for personal stories in combating racism at policy level?

ID Talks Everyday’s Racism: For many young people, facing racism is a daily struggle, affecting their well-being and mental health. Listen to our guest speaker Mohammad Omar, and discover how racism affects health, housing, education, employment, political representation, and many other not-so-obvious aspects of daily life. What are the main challenges and why can youth work be the answer?

ID Talks Visibility: Communicating about our work becomes increasingly important. How not to “fake” it for the sake of giving a better ID impression? What are the ethical dilemmas? Listen to our guest speaker Pavel Vassiljev, and discover why and how to disseminate and exploit project results (DEOR), both to convey the relevant messages and to remain useful and appealing to the larger public.

ID Talks Local: One size does not fit all. What new, open, easy and inclusive projects and initiatives could be more suitable for young people with fewer opportunities? Listen to our guest speakers Ieva Kaupaitė, Daugvydas Diksa & Karolina Lipnickienė, and discover why it is important to propose EU-funded local project formats and how they compare with international mobility projects for young peo...

ID Talks Language: The main function of language is to make communication simpler. But is the language we use (in international youth work, in the related programme documents and application forms) reducing or increasing barriers for participation? Is it inviting or discouraging? Listen to our guest speakers Petra Plicka, Heidi Mackowitz & Barbara Eglitis, and discover how we communicate about our...

ID Talks Outreach: Even projects that “tick the inclusion boxes” often fail to reach to most vulnerable young people. What keeps young people with fewer opportunities from participating in European projects? Who is already on board then? And who is left behind? Listen to our guest speaker Andreas Rosellen and discover why and how can you reach out to organisations doing inclusive work locally and...

ID Talks Strategy: Following on from the European Commission’s ‘Inclusion and Diversity Strategy’, the new ‘I&D Road Map’ details the road we need to travel together to make inclusion & diversity easier and better in the Erasmus+ programme and the European Solidarity Corps. Listen to our guest speakers Susie Nicodemi and Tony Geudens (SALTO ID) and discover what tools help you get there and how to...