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In March of 2025, the EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership hosted the seminar “Youth mental health and well-being” at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. The purpose of the event was to bring together youth workers, researchers and policy makers to discuss how the youth sector is responding to the mental health and well-being needs of young people. read more

We met with Renate Mencendorfa from the Ministry of Education and Science in Latvia to talk about youth work developments in Latvia and the role the European Youth Work Agenda is taking in those developments. Learn about the huge developmental steps that Latvia has taken in recent years in this article. read more

The SNAC Growing Youth Work invites you to the Webinar of the Youth Work Talks on 8 April 2025 from 10.00 to 12.00 CET read more

Lately Jenny Haglund spoke to us about KEKS which is a network of organisations engaged in the provision of youth work, based in Sweden. Jenny is the Secretary General of the KEKS network and has been working with the organisation for 15 years. read more

What were the key takeaways from the Exchange Forum? What are the realities and challenges for youth work on national levels? And what are future steps? If you are interested to find out more - then read our article! read more

The SNAC "European Academy on Youth Work" published the research report “Futures of Youth Work”. Additionally, practical tools such as a game and a toolbox are available to support you in bringing future fitness and innovation to your youth work practice.  This is our reading tip for the turn of the year! read more

The “Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda” in Leuven was all about exchanging on the different national situations of youth work development. It was also a topic of discussion between participants in breaks. One of these conversations explored and compared the diverse national situations of youth work and the different approaches and dynamics from an Austrian, Polish and European perspective. read more

On 26 November 2024, we held the kick-off webinar of our “Youth Work Talks”, an event series aimed at establishing a space for professional debate and reflection on pressing issues in youth work development. How was the kick-off webinar? What were the key insights? And how did the Community of Practice react? Continue reading to find out more! read more

Andrei Popescu shares insights into youth work and the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Romania. In this interview he reports about current developments, and some of the difficulties being faced – and overcome. read more

The Holistic Trainer project is a strategic partnership in the field of youth work to empower trainers to thrive in their roles, increase their well-being, motivation and job satisfaction. The project is entering its final stages; however, its outcomes, products and results will continue to have an impact for the foreseeable future. read more

The second day of the Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda explored how the European level supports youth work development. This article provides an overview of the engagement of the European Commission, the EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership, the Maltese host of the 4th European Youth Work Convention and the network of National Agencies of the EU youth programmes. read more

The opening day of the “3rd Exchange Forum on the European Youth Work Agenda” was focused on national realities in the context of the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda. This article provides an overview of the inputs, reflections and discussions during the event. read more