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Open event in Corfu on the mental health of children and adolescents
To foster dialogue on the everyday mental health challenges faced by children and adolescents in the region, the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) is organizing an open event in Corfu on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 17:00, in the “Georgios Grammatikakis” Hall of the Ionian...
October 10, World Mental Health Day: Eight CAMHI Guides Turn Research on Adolescents' Digital Lives into Practical Guidance for Parents
This year's World Mental Health Day, themed "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change", asks us to do something simple yet deeply important: to listen to people and their stories. It reminds us that people who face mental health challenges hold valuable, irreplaceable...
Open event in Volos on the mental health of children and adolescents in Thessaly
To foster dialogue on the everyday mental health challenges facing children and adolescents in Thessaly, the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) is organising an open event in Volos on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 17:00, at the "Ioannis Kordatos" Amphitheatre of the...
Digital Life and Adolescent Mental Health: What Does the Data Show?
Press ReleaseCAMHI's new report brings together international evidence, Greek data, and adolescents' own experiences.As the new school year begins, the conversation around the impact of digital life on adolescent mental health is once again at the forefront of public discussion. How...
YES Programme: Experiential Seminars for Secondary Education Teachers
The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI), marking the completion of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES), implemented from 2022 to 2026 with the relevant approvals of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, is organizing, in October 2026, Experiential Seminars for...
Screens, phones and adolescence: 8 new evidence-based guides for parents from CAMHI
The phone on the table at night. The worry when a child stays up late, screen still lit. The awkwardness in front of a new AI app you don't quite understand. The question that keeps coming back, again and again: how do we find the right balance?The digital life of children and adolescents is...
Fourni Korseon: CAMHI's visit to a tiny island complex in the Eastern Aegean
As part of its collaboration with the Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) of "Regeneration & Progress", the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI) visited Fourni Korseon from 5 to 8 September 2026. The visit was based at the island's Town Hall, which had been made...
Voices and Creations of YES Adolescents
Through audio and visual documentation, members of the Youth Advisory Groups of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) share, in their own words, what matters to them.The YES Programme is coming to a close, leaving behind a legacy of creative work that can inspire educators and other professionals....
The YES Network of Active Schools: A Year of Action for Adolescent Mental Wellbeing
The Network of Active Schools for Adolescent Mental Wellbeing was a core pillar of CAMHI's YES Youth Engagement Scheme, established after the first three years of the Adolescent Advisory Groups and the rollout of dialogue-based activities in schools across Greece.Specifically, during the...
Teens give us advice on social media use: 5 podcasts from the YES groups
As "communication" was this year's central theme for CAMHI's Youth Engagement Scheme (YES), what could be more fitting than for the young people to experiment with a modern communication channel, the podcast? With the support of their coordinators, members of the Adolescent...