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Youth Day 2021: Mental Well-being: Give Each Other Time and Space!

Published Jul 15, 2021

On 27 September, the ninth edition of Youth Day will take place, an initiative of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Association of Netherlands Municipalities. The content programme is developed by the Netherlands Youth Institute. This year's theme is: Mental Well-being: Give Each Other Time and Space! School is one of the four sub-themes. This year too, the event will take place digitally.

Youth Day 2021: Mental Well-being: Give Each Other Time and Space!

For the sub-themes, the organisation has chosen the four living environments of children and young people: home, school and childcare, leisure time and online. This is because professionals and municipalities can work with families precisely in these environments to strengthen the mental well-being of children and young people.

The following sessions are on the programme for School:

Every Child Informed

Time:10:15 - 10:35

Speakers: Channa Al, Susanne Slikkerveer

Separation at school; you don't have to do it alone

Time: 11:15 - 11:35

Speakers: Buddy from Villa Pinedo, Esther Roenhorst, Sophie Mulder

STORM – Depression and Suicide Prevention for Adolescents

Time: 11:40 - 12:00

Speakers: Sanne Rasing, Rian van den Boogaart

Specialist Youth Care in Special Education

Time:12:15 - 12:35

Speakers: Manouk Nooij, Marijke Moerkerk

Mental Capital; where young people and research meet

Time: 12:15 - 13:00

Speakers: Nely Sieffers, Ezra Sieffers, Ilse Schramel, Margot Peeters, Kim Coppes

MIND Young Academy: Discuss Mental Health in the Classroom

Time:12:40 - 13:00

Speakers: Debora Reesink, Peer Educator

signaLEREN, an app for regulating tension

Time:13:15 - 13:35

Speakers: Brigitte Blijlevens

I See You! Suicide Prevention: Talking with Young People

Time:15:15 - 15:35

Speakers: Jelko van Riet

Life Skills, the subject where you learn life skills

Time:15:15 - 15:35

Speakers: Marga Haagmans, Nathalie Bremer

The role of culture in parenting and growing up: can it be improved?

Time:15:15 - 16:00

Speakers: Kim Coppes

Working on well-being... how can you truly connect with each other?

Time:15:40 - 16:00

Speakers: Anja Verwoerdt

Everything Fine – Interactive theatre by TG PlayBack

Time: 15:40 - 16:00

Speakers: Kim Zonneveld

Working on well-being in VMBO

Time:16:15 - 16:35

Speakers: Rowdy Lagraauw

For more information about the programme click here.

To register click here.

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