Speak, Create, Listen – Become Part of the YES Youth Advisory Group!

From the end-of-school-year meeting, with the participation of all YES Youth Advisory Groups, in June 2025. ©CAMHI Greece

Applications are now open for the Youth Advisory Groups (YAGs) of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) in Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Heraklion, and Alexandroupoli. They will remain open until October 21, 2025.

If you are 13 to 17 years old and want to take part in fun and creative activities with peers, the YES Youth Advisory Groups are waiting for you. The program allows you to express your opinion, discuss issues related to the lives and mental health of teenagers, and organize activities at your school or in your community to promote dialogue and communication.

To participate, you need to commit to one monthly meeting with your city’s group and find at least one teacher who will collaborate with you in organizing the activities.

How to apply:

Talk to your parents or caregivers and find your partner-teacher. Then, complete the application by clicking here (Greek only). For any questions, you can send an email to [email protected]

If you want to see what the activities looked like in previous years, you can watch the videos created by the YES teams by clicking here.

2025-2026 Meeting Schedule:

Meetings will last 4 hours with a break, except for the first meeting, which will be 6 hours to allow for better introductions.

Athens: Sundays 3:00–7:00 p.m. (2/11, 7/12, 11/1, 8/2, 8/3, 5/4, 10/5)

Thessaloniki: Saturdays 3:00–7:00 p.m. (1/11, 6/12, 10/1, 7/2, 7/3, 4/4, 9/5)

Ioannina: Sundays 3:00–7:00 p.m. (9/11, 14/12, 11/1, 15/2, 15/3, 19/4, 3/5)

Heraklion: Saturdays 3:00–7:00 p.m. (8/11, 6/12, 17/1, 7/2, 7/3, 18/4, 16/5)

Alexandroupoli: Sundays 3:00–7:00 p.m. (9/11, 7/12, 11/1, 8/2, 8/3, 5/4, 3/5)

Don’t miss the chance to say your own “YES!” and become part of a community that fosters expression, collaboration, and creativity for teenagers.

The YES program is approved by the Ministry of Education (Ref. No. F.2.1/MG/96512/105996/D7, 17/9/2024). The official document can be found here.

The program is implemented as part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Health Initiative (GHI), in collaboration with the Child Mind Institute.