Young people’s needs in a post-pandemic Europe: The role of youth information and counselling

2021

Young people’s needs in a post-pandemic Europe

The role of youth information and counselling

 

april 14, 15:00- 17:00 CET

Topic
Covid-19 pandemic

Facilitator
Anna Nesladek, ERYICA

 

The  pandemic  has  certainly  marked  our  lives.  In  a  way  or  another,  we  have  all  been  affected by it. However, research has demonstrated that young people have experienced  the consequences in a tougher way and are impacted more profoundly.  

Since  the  beginning  of  the  pandemic,  youth  information  has  proved  to  be  more  important than ever; its role and format changed and adapted to an increasingly online  environment. Once all  of  this  has  come  to an end, what will  be  young  people’s  needs?  What youth information will look like, and what its role will be?  

This  webinar  aims  to  offer  an  overview  of  the  impact  of  the  Covid-19  pandemic on young  people,  whose  generation  can  be  defined  as the "viral  generation".  The  term  refers  to  an  age group  that  experiences  a  double  vital  circumstance:  on  the  one  hand,  exposure to the coronavirus as a generational brand; and on the other hand, the speed of  the transmission of information over the internet.  

The  role  of  youth information  during  the  pandemic will  be  analysed,  starting  from its  function during  the  lockdown,  including  some  good  practice  examples  from  ERYICA  members.  We will  try  to understand how  the role of youth information can change in  post-pandemic Europe.  

  • 15.00 – 15.05

    Opening

    15:05 – 15:10

    Poll: youth information during the pandemic

    15.10 – 15.30

    Carles Feixa will analyse the impact of confinement caused by Covid-19 among adolescents, on the one hand; on the other hand, he will treat how deconfinement is affecting young people.

    15.30 – 15.35

    Poll: Youth information in a post-pandemic future

    15:35 – 15.55

    Lauren Pluss will analyse the role of youth information and counselling during confinement, and the possible scenarios for

    youth information and counselling in the post-covid era.

    15.55 – 16:10

    Q&A

    16.10 – 16.25

    Good practice examples from ERYICA Members

    • Practical tips for youth and youth workers during confinement – A guide by ACJ (Catalan Youth Agency, Spain)

    •FAQs on mental health support on our website (De Ambrassade, Belgium), tbc

    16.25 – 16.55

    Networking and good practice sharing

    16.55 – 17.00

    Conclusion: ERYICA campaign on young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

  • Carles  Feixa is  a  social  anthropology  professor at  the  Universitat  Pompeu  Fabra (Catalonia,  Spain). He  has investigated  youth  cultures  and  has  conducted  fieldwork in  Spain and Latin America. He is the author or co-author of several books like De jóvenes,  bandas  y  tribus (1998),  Global  Youth? (2006),  Youth,  Space  and Time (2016)  and  Adolescentes confinad@s (2020). He has been an advisor for youth policies of the United  Nations and  Vice  President  of  the  International  Sociological  Association  Research  Committee “Sociology of Youth”. 

    Lauren  Pluss is  Digital  Information  Manager  at  ERYICA  Member Young  Scot  and  has  worked with  the Content Team and  young people  over  the pandemic  to provide up  to  date, quality-assured information about COVID-19. Lauren has previously worked in the  third sector for over ten years, working for a range of organisations with experience in  digital  marketing,  digital  evolution,  digital  youth  work  and  communications.  She  is  a  trustee  for  a  national  charity  in  Scotland  and  co-organiser  of  the  Scottish  Women's  Network.

 
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