Boost Your Well-being: Take Action for Mental Health

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This playlist empowers you to explore, support, and take action toward improving mental health and well-being—for yourself and those around you. Through engaging activities, you will learn to recognise your strengths, understand your rights, provide mental health support, and raise awareness about mental health issues in your community. Each activity is designed to be inclusive, supportive, and flexible, ensuring everyone can participate comfortably and meaningfully.
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By completing this playlist, you’ll gain the skills to become a mental health advocate, make positive changes in your community, and promote well-being for yourself and others. You’ll also develop valuable communication, empathy, advocacy, and leadership abilities—all essential in building a healthier, more supportive world.
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Why should you care?Boost self-awareness: Learn to identify and appreciate your strengths, building confidence and resilience.
Know your rights: Understand your mental health rights in education, work, and healthcare and learn how to advocate for yourself and others.
Support others: Gain practical skills in mental health first aid to confidently offer help when someone is struggling.
Promote inclusivity: Learn how to make mental health support accessible and welcoming for people from all backgrounds.
Raise awareness: Lead or contribute to campaigns that spread important mental health messages, helping reduce stigma and promote well-being in your community.
Earn recognition: Receive badges that showcase your skills in self-awareness, advocacy, support, inclusivity, and leadership—giving you a tangible way to demonstrate your commitment to mental health.
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How partners and organisations in Cities of Learning can support you:
Highlight success stories: Share inspiring examples of young people leading mental health initiatives in their communities.
Encourage participation: Use social media and local outreach to motivate more young people to join the activities and promote mental well-being.
Create connections: Help young people connect with local mental health resources, support networks, and other youth initiatives.
Organise events: Partner with local organisations to host wellness workshops, support groups, and awareness campaigns focused on mental health.
Promote ongoing engagement: Use the platform to share the campaign results and encourage continued efforts to promote mental health awareness.
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This playlist is part of the European Youth Goals for Cities of Learning cooperation partnership implemented by four partner organisations:
System&G, lead partner in Greece
CODEC, Belgium
Badgecraft, Lithuania
System&G, Finland
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The EU Erasmus+ programme co-funded this activity.
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Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

Your Strengths, Your Superpowers for Mental Health

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Stand for Yourself and Your Mental Health Rights

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This activity empowers you to understand your mental health rights in school, work, and healthcare settings.﻿
It provides the tools and support you need to confidently advocate for yourself or others in situations where mental health needs aren’t being met. With flexible participation options like online workshops, role-playing scenarios, and personalised mentorship, this activity is designed to make learning about your rights accessible and practical.
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First, get inspired!Watch a TED talk by Hailey Hardcastle, a student and mental health advocate who offers creative solutions to mental challenges.
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Watch a video in which EachOther, a UK-focused charity, invited three incredible women to tell their personal stories about their struggles with mental health and what we can do to take back control.
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Watch a video where Carmen Valle-Trabadelo, co-chair of IASC RG on MHPSS in Emergency Settings, explains the link between mental health and human rights.
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Now, take action!By completing the following activities, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to advocate for your mental health rights while building confidence in your ability to advocate for yourself and others in various settings.
Rights awareness activity: Attend a live event or watch recorded webinars where mental health professionals and activists explain your legal rights and protections in school, work, and healthcare. You’ll learn about laws that ensure fair treatment and have the chance to ask questions anonymously, which helps create a more comfortable learning environment. Visit some dedicated websites, such as Mind Cymru, to obtain information about your rights to mental health.
Role-playing advocacy (at your comfort level): Practice advocating for yourself or others through role-playing scenarios. If you're not ready to participate directly, you can do this in small groups or as an observer. This exercise helps build confidence in real-life situations and prepares you to communicate your needs effectively.
One-on-one advocacy mentorship: For more personalized guidance, participate in a one-on-one mentorship session with an experienced advocate or peer mentor. This allows you to develop advocacy skills at your own pace in a safe and supportive environment tailored to your needs.
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Get your badge!Complete some activities from the list above and apply for a badge (=click the "Get this badge" button below) by submitting reflections or examples of how you’ve advocated for your mental health or the rights of others.
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Who is behind this activity?Cities of Learning Network partners invite you to learn and do something about the European Youth Goal #5, Mental Health and Wellbeing. We value your efforts and contributions and want to reward you with badge recognition.
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Contact us for more details about the Erasmus+ co-funded project "European Youth Goals for Cities of Learning."
System&G, Greece - the project lead partner
CODEC, Belgium
Badgecraft, Lithuania
System&G Finland
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Disclaimer: We are grateful for the ideas generated by youth leaders and youth workers during the international study visits. To create this activity, humans collaborated with AI using the Youth Goals Hub GPT custom-built version, informed and inspired by the best youth work practices.
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Mental Health Rights Defender Get this badge

This badge is awarded for completing the Know Your Rights and Advocate for Yourself activity. By learning about your mental health rights and practising advocacy skills, you have demonstrated your ability to assert your mental health needs and support others in doing the same. This badge recognises your growth in advocacy, self-advocacy, and communication skills, enabling you to navigate mental health rights with confidence.
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Skills and experiences gained (aligned with the European LifeComp competence framework):
Advocacy (connected to LifeComp S1 Empathy): You’ve developed the skills to advocate for yourself and others, ensuring fair treatment in school, work, and healthcare settings by understanding and asserting mental health rights.
Self-advocacy (connected to LifeComp L2 Critical Thinking): You’ve taken responsibility for learning about your rights and are now equipped to speak up for yourself or others when needed.
Communication (LifeComp S2 Communication): You’ve learned to effectively communicate your mental health needs, ensuring your voice is heard.
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By completing badge tasks, you showed your readiness to advocate for your mental health rights and those of others. This badge acknowledges your growth in advocacy, communication, and knowledge of mental health protections, preparing you to contribute to the European Youth Goal #5 Mental Health and Wellbeing. Cities of Learning Network partners value badge earner's efforts and contributions and issue this badge after reviewing the provided evidence.

You have to finish 2 tasks to get the badge

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Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Understand your rights:
Task: Participate in the rights awareness activities to learn about your mental health rights in school, work, and healthcare.
Evidence: Explain what you learned about your rights and how this knowledge can help you to advocate for yourself or others.

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Practice advocacy skills:
Task: Take part in a role-playing advocacy session where you practice advocating for yourself or others in a mental health-related situation.
Evidence: Share your experience with role-playing, describing what you learned and how it has improved your ability to advocate for your needs or the needs of others.

Task no.3

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Receive mentorship support:
Task: Engage in a one-on-one advocacy mentorship session where you receive personalised guidance on advocating for your mental health rights.
Evidence: Submit a summary of your mentorship session, including key insights you gained and how you plan to apply them in your daily life or future advocacy efforts.

Support for All: Building Inclusive Mental Health Spaces

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Mental Health First Aid for Everyone

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Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness Campaign

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Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

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