Objective:
The Comic Relief project aims to enhance the competences of professionals working with youth experiencing mental health challenges by developing innovative digital learning materials and methodologies based on humour. By leveraging academic research and the expertise of mental health professionals, the project will create a humour-based methodology to support young people in managing stress, anxiety, and emotional well-being.

Key Focus Areas:

• Youth Mental Health Support: Developing a structured approach to using humour as a tool for emotional resilience.
• Capacity Building for Educators & Youth Workers: Providing training and resources to effectively integrate humour-based methodologies into youth work.
• Cross-sector Synergies: Establishing collaboration between youth organisations, mental health professionals, and educators to create a comprehensive support system for vulnerable youth.

Consortium:
The Comic Relief consortium consists of six partners from four countries:

• Ireland: Arteteka Limited, Redial Partnership CLG
• Italy: Associazione di Promozione Sociale Per Esempio ONLUS, Promimpresa Società Benefit S.R.L.
• Slovakia: ICEP s.r.o.
• Greece: Greek Carers Network EPIONI

Project Results:

• A comparative report on existing humour-based practices in youth mental health support.
• A handbook for educators with humour-based activities and methodologies.
• Guidelines for intersectoral collaboration on stress management for young people.
• A certification scheme to validate the competences acquired through the project.

Target Competencies:

• Emotional intelligence and stress management for young people.
• Pedagogical strategies for youth workers and educators.
• Implementation of humour-based non-formal learning techniques.

By addressing mental health challenges through an innovative humour-based methodology, the Comic Relief project contributes to fostering emotional resilience among young people and enhancing the capacity of youth workers across Europe.