The Erasmus+ project promotes young people’s mental health through cyber-animation, creating safe, inclusive and supportive digital communities.
Brussels, 21 October 2026. The European CyberHealthY project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme, presented its approach to promoting young people’s mental health and digital wellbeing at the event ‘Building Europe’s Future Skills: Erasmus+ Projects’, held in Brussels on 16 October as part of the Erasmus Days 2026. The event, organised by Finnova, brought together European initiatives tackling key challenges in the areas of digital transformation, social inclusion and skills development.
Constantin Dedu, Vice-President of Volonteurope, and Theresa Elhage, Director of Communications and Advocacy at All Digital, presented the CyberHealthY and the All Digital initiatives, speaking about the importance of strengthening the skills of youth workers and of creating safe and inclusive online spaces that promote mental health, resilience and positive digital engagement.
CyberHealthY project, promoting mental health among young people through the cyber-facilitation approach, aims to strengthen youth workers’ skills in cyber-facilitation and to empower young people to co-create supportive online communities. By linking digital participation with real-life community action, CyberHealthY aims to improve young people’s digital resilience, self-efficacy and emotional wellbeing, whilst promoting inclusion and European values.
One of its main activities is to develop a comprehensive training programme for youth leaders, which will include an e-learning course and a transnational training event in Greece. In addition, it will train 30 cyber-facilitators, create five national cyber-communities and develop CyberMentalHub, a collaborative digital platform that will connect young people with local communities, stakeholders and real-world initiatives.
Co-ordinated by Volonteurope, the project brings together six organisations from Belgium, Italy, Greece, Poland and Spain: Volonteurope, DREAMY, Action Synergy, the Finnova Foundation (Finnovaregio), Fundacja Cooperacja and the Cerebro Corazón National Association. Running from January 2026 to December 2027, CyberHealthY has received a total grant of €250,000 from the Erasmus+ programme.
Participation in Erasmus Days 2026 provided CyberHealthY with a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of youth mental health and digital wellbeing at the European level, strengthen synergies with other Erasmus+ initiatives, and promote the importance of creating safer, more inclusive and supportive digital environments for young people.
