Highway to Wellbeing: Improving Mental Health and Physical Activity of Youth through Human Rights
Date: 9–12 September 2024
Location: Budapest, Hungary
About the study session:
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 epidemiological evidence and societal economic implications on the need of treating mental wellbeing and physical exercise in a comprehensive strategy for healthier and more resilient communities.
- To increase understanding of the relationship between mental health, physical activity, and youth health, as well as the importance of young people and organized youth in both personal and professional capacity for tackling pertinent issues. This includes understanding access to health as a human rights issue, and seeing sport and leisure as not only individual self-care, but as a social question and human rights issue concerning youth.
- To acquire knowledge of the "best buys" in mental health and physical exercise, such as the most efficient methods for coping with challenges and collaborating with others.
- To learn how to use policy documents to advocate for effective policies and to ensure the participants are aware of European-level documents, charters and CoE recommendations, which directly reference them2, such as Council of Europe standards in the field of sports.
- To co-design with the participants various tools (toolkit, monthly well-being challenge) and initiatives to follow up on the study session and drive future impact.
Information package
Each participant or their organization is responsible for buying the tickets. EYCB will reimburse the cost of traveling sustainably in economy class (budget of up to 350 EUR per person). Participants will be asked to present their tickets (or other proofs of travel) and receipts/invoices on the first day of the study session.
The enrolment fee for study sessions is set at 50€ per participant. The fee is deducted from the refund of travel expenses. The fee is handled directly by the EYCB which also manages the reimbursement process.
Find the programme, venue, travel and other important information in the Infopack bellow.
Application
This activity is intended for participants from the countries of the Council of Europe. Check the list of countries here.
International Youth Health Organization (YHO) partnered with other youth organizations from the health field in order to reach as many future healthcare professionals as possible. We have a multidisciplinary and multicultural team who works on this activity.
The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Participants requiring a visa can request an Invitation letter from YHO. However, participants are responsible for securing it.
Join YHO and ENGSO-Youth in Budapest for the Study Session on Improving Mental Health and Physical Activity of Youth through Human Rights!
