Under the title “Youth voices: A participatory approach to promoting mental health literacy through digital means”, the me_HeLi-D team presented the participatory and evidence-based development process for the content of the program.

Presenters: Michaela Wright, Franziska Reitegger, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera, Maša Vidmar, Manja Veldin, Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz

The challenges and benefits of applying a participatory approach in the me_HeLi-D project were presented under the title: “Empowering through Co-Creation: A Strategy for the Promotion of Adolescent Mental Health”. 

Presenters: Michaela Wright, Franziska Reitegger, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera

Featured Presentations:

Title: Unveiling Insights on Happiness, Joy, Mental Health, Resilience, and Gratitude through Voices of Adolescents in Slovenia and Austria

Presenter(s): Igor Peras, Manja Veldin, Maša Vidmar, Michaela Wright, Franziska Reitegger, Lea Hochgatterer

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Title: Exploring Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health: Methodologies and Outcomes of the me_HeLi-D Project’s Participatory Workshops in Poland

Presenter(s) Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz, Marcin Gierczyk, Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Grabowska

Featured Presentation:

Title: Students Co-designing the Characteristics of a Digital Mental Health Program: Insights from Slovenia

Presenters: Manja Veldin, Igor Peras, Maša Vidmar

Conference (annual conference for inclusion researchers). A symposium was organized on Participatory research with youth in the development of a digital tool to strengthen resilience and promote mental health among youth. 

The me_HeLi-D project will be presented at the “Mental health literacy in schools: new insights from key European studies across populations” workshop at the 16th European Public Health Conference (EPH) 2023.

Workshop contribution: Enhancing help-seeking efficacy in a sustainable and adaptive digital environment.

The me_HeLi-D project will be presented in two different formats at the conference of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) in Glasgow: 

• Poster presentation: Developing a Digital Mental Health Program for Adolescents: Key Takeaways from Digital-based Programs
• Symposium contribution: Participatory research methods in the development of a digital mental health promotion program for youth

The me_HeLi-D project will be introduced and presented to relevant stakeholders at the Austrian Youth Research Conference in Innsbruck with the topic Youth in Times of Crisis. 

Presentation: Mental Health Literacy and Diversity: Participatory Development of a Diversity-Sensitive Online Program to Promote Mental Health Literacy Among Adolescents.

Submission of three contributions to the workshop “eHealth: IS and Health Information Technology Adoption” in the frame of the Information Systems, Embedded Systems and Intelligent Applications (ISЕSIA) that will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria and will be organized and hosted by the Department of Informatics of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics and BulAIS (Bulgarian Chapter of AIS).