The third episode of the YIMinds podcast focuses on first-hand support techniques, and will talk about how to establish contact with young people and support them with first-hand techniques in everyday work. Podcast guests are Maria Peyioti from Greece and Bojan Lazarevski from North Macedonia. Podcast host is Marit Kannelmäe-Geerts from Estonia. Marit has worked for more than 20 years in the youth field, and she is the head of the education strand in one of the largest mental health organisation in Estonia MTÜ Peaasi/ NGO Head Matters. Podcast series on mental health aim is to provide tools to equip youth information work professionals to identify mental health distress among young people, offer first-hand support, and refer them to specialised services if needed. YIMinds podcast is an activity of ERYICA’s project "YIMinds - Youth Information minding young people's mental health”. It’s purpose is to provide tools to equip youth information work professionals to identify mental health distress among young people, offer first-hand support, and if needed refer them to specialized services. More info: www.eryica.org/project/yiminds Project is financed by Erasmus + KA2 Partners partners are Harno (Estonia), Centro Regional De Información y Documentación Juvenil (Madrid, Spain), Bundesnetzwerk Österreichische Jugendinfos (Austria), DeAmbrassade (Belgium), Cyprus Youth Council (Cyprus) and IASIS (Greece). YoungScot (Scotland) and Eurodesk Brussels Link– Associated partners.

In the second episode of the YIMinds podcast, we will discuss how to identify mental health and emotional well-being in young people and how to raise awareness and knowledge in everyday work.

Podcast guests are Evely Pajula from Estonia and Eleni Pornari from Cyprus. Podcast host is Marit Kannelmäe-Geerts from Estonia. Marit has worked for more than 20 years in the youth field. She is the head of the education strand in one of the largest mental health organisations in Estonia, MTÜ Peaasi/ NGO Head Matters. The podcast series on mental health aims to provide tools to equip youth information work professionals to identify mental health distress among young people, offer first-hand support, and refer them to specialised services if needed. YIMinds podcast is an activity of ERYICA’s project "YIMinds - Youth Information minding young people's mental health”. It’s purpose is to provide tools to equip youth information work professionals to identify mental health distress among young people, offer first-hand support, and if needed refer them to specialized services.

ERYICAst is back, this time with a new series: the YIminds podcast.

The first episode focuses on understanding mental health in youth work and youth information work. Our host, Marit Kannelmäe-Geerts, will discuss the need, role, and value of youth information and youth information services with two special invitees: Aagje Rottiers from Belgium and Dimitra Drakou from Cyprus.