ENGSO Youth Participates in Final YouMind Project Partner Meeting
The final in-person meeting of the YouMind Project (Youth Individual Sports Mindset) took place on 5 June 2025, in Munich, Germany during the European Youth Sport Platform (EYSP).
During the partner meeting, project collaborators shared the outcomes and reflections from their respective local workshops. ENGSO Youth previously hosted its workshop in Vilnius, Lithuania, earlier this year. At the meeting, ENGSO Youth also presented the final project video and the set of guidelines developed as part of the project—resources we proudly led the creation of.
As part of the EYSP, the session titled “Does sport life look like a TV series? Let’s talk. Mental health in modern (sport) societies.” spotlighted the YouMind project for its innovative and inclusive approach to supporting youth mental well-being in sports environments.
In addition to the plenary session, several parallel workshops on mental health were organized for participants, providing hands-on opportunities for engagement and dialogue.
Launched in January 2024 and running through December 2025, the YouMind project united a diverse coalition of European NGOs and university sport clubs to address mental health challenges in sport and empower young people to speak openly and seek support.
The initiative aimed to raise awareness of the importance of mental well-being in sport, emphasizing how mental health impacts not only athletic performance but also the overall personal lives of young athletes.
Project partners included two major European NGOs—EUSA Institute (European University Sports Association) and ENGSO Youth (the youth branch of the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation)—as well as university sport clubs from Salerno (Italy) and Miskolc (Hungary).
Despite being a small-scale cooperation partnership, YouMind achieved wide geographical and cultural reach through local workshops held in Miskolc (HUN), Salerno (ITA), Ljubljana (SLO), and Vilnius (LTU), each adapted to the specific needs of diverse communities and youth audiences.