Welcome to SIGN
Mental Health Awareness & Education for Parents, Guardians, Educators and School Administrators of Teenagers
Increasing awareness of mental health conditions across Europe.
What is SIGN?
SIGN is an Erasmus+ funded project that aims to provide in-depth information and knowledge about the most common mental health conditions affecting teenagers in Europe.
The goal of SIGN is to offer in-depth information and knowledge about the most common mental health conditions affecting teenagers in Europe, especially in the countries of the consortium (Slovenia, Cyprus, Ireland, Spain and Greece) for their personal and/or professional development, ultimately for the benefit of the teenagers they are responsible for.
Digital Toolkit
The SIGN project will develop an educational digital toolkit that will build on and assist the recent developments on Mental Health, and offer new perspectives and approaches. The toolkit will focus on existing pedagogical methods that address mental health matters, but that are not widely streamlined.
The SIGN projects priority target groups
The SIGN project is commited to supporting the following groups of people
- Parents, Guardians of Teenagers
- Educators and School Administrators
- Mental Health Professionals
- Adult Training Providers, Centres, Authorities
- Mental Health Organisations
- Policymakers
Intended Impact Of The Project
Awareness
Parents, guardians, educators and school administrators will have increased awareness of Mental Health conditions.
Support
Teenagers will feel supported and included in school, their home and their community.
Empowered
Parents, guardians, educators and school administrators will be empowered to ensure the well-being of teenagers at home and in school.
Skills
Educators will gain new skills and have access to a range of materials for CPD, staff training, parents, and community groups via the openly accessible Digital Toolkit and the Interactive.
Guidebook
The guidebook will be a key tool in supporting adult educators and practitioners to increase their understanding of mental health and provision of transformative education programmes.
Analysis
The detailed analysis of the current strategies and best practices will map the current actions for Mental Health support, identifying and addressing gaps.