Two years YES, with a special edition!

With a special publication summarizing and recapping the two years of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) we have formally completed the program's second year of implementation. In this, we present the methodology, typical activities, pictures, and views expressed by adolescents - members of YES and other children who participated in dialogue activities in schools, as well as the main findings and recommendations resulting from the program to date.
The YES Youth Engagement Scheme started its pilot implementation in the school year 2022- 2023. "From my participation in the program I keep the teamwork, mutual respect, and what we discussed about stress," said one child who participated in the teams, while another pointed out: "All the children were respectful and very cooperative. The activities were captivating and helped us understand adolescent mental health."
The third year of the project has already started in the 5 cities where it is implemented: the cities of Athens, Alexandroupolis, Ioannina, Thessaloniki, and Heraklion, Crete.

You can read or download the report by clicking here.
The YES Youth Engagement Scheme has been approved by the Ministry of Education, both for 2022-23, and for the two years 2023-24 and 2024-25 (No.Prot.F.2.1/MG/96512/105996/D7, 17/9/2024), including the organisation of discussions and dialogue activities in schools. You can find the corresponding document here.

The project is implemented in the framework of the Global Health Initiative(GHI) of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation ( SNF ) in collaboration with the Child Mind Institute.