"Inside the Algorithm: AI Impact on Mental Health" training course took place from 12th to 19th January 2025 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. 🏔️

🤝 Together with youth workers, educators, and young leaders from partner countries — 🇸🇰Slovakia, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇵🇹Portugal, 🇬🇪Georgia, 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇷🇴Romania and 🇦🇲Armenia — we explored the connection between artificial intelligence and mental health, focusing on ethical and human-centred approaches to technology.

🧠 Participants gained knowledge and developed skills in understanding AI's impact on youth wellbeing, digital stress and online vulnerability, emotional intelligence, ethical use of digital tools, and practical strategies for addressing mental health topics in an AI-driven world.

🚀 A highlight of the programme was a study visit to the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies in Yerevan, showcasing innovative approaches to digital education for young people.

🙏 Thanks to the organizers, partners, and all the participants — this was a transformative week full of meaningful discussions, new perspectives, and lasting connections.

Main result of this project is a Methodbook: AI and Mental Health

📌The project was funded by the Slovak National Agency in the frames of “Erasmus+” Programme.

“Mindful Pathways - Wellbeing tools for youth work” training course took place from 30th June to 8th July at Aparan, Armenia. 

🤗 Together with the youth workers, educators, young leaders and volunteers from partner countries - 🇸🇰Slovakia, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇪🇸Spain, 🇵🇹Portugal, 🇬🇷Greece, 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇬🇪Georgia and 🇦🇲Armenia - we explored and experienced various tools for mental health improvement and wellbeing to be able to deal with stressful situations in life and work.

🌟Participants gained knowledge and developed skills in Mindfulness, Body-Mind Centering, Feldenkrais method, Plum Village meditation techniques, body movement and play fight, nature based methods, community conscious living, deep reflections and creation of a safe space.

🙏 Thanks to the organizers, partners and all the participants, this was a profound week bringing us rest, joy, refreshment and recovery. 

📌The project was funded by the Slovak National Agency in the frames of “Erasmus+” Programme.

Trailblazers Training Course Successfully Completed!

Two dozen youth workers from seven countries gathered in the picturesque mountain town of Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, to explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize youth work. During this intensive seven-day training course, participants dove deep into the world of AI, experimenting with various tools and discovering innovative ways to enhance their work with young people.

Our journey featured exciting "Prompt Battles" where participants competed in crafting creative AI prompts, showcasing how AI can be gamified for youth work. A visit to the TUMO Center in Yerevan provided inspiring insights into technology integration in youth education. The training culminated in an intensive hackathon where international teams developed AI-powered solutions for real youth work challenges.

From mastering large language models to creating AI-generated visual content, our participants have truly become trailblazers in their field, ready to implement innovative approaches in their organizations and communities.

Our partners from Romania, Ireland, Estonia, Georgia, and Spain made this transformative experience possible. We also want to thank the UniGrowth Development Center for hosting this training course. This project was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.