Why is RE-ACT necessary?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, youth participation in community spaces has decreased significantly. New strategies are needed to boost youth involvement. RE-ACT is a purely participatory project in which the dominant methodology is based on collaborative work between young Europeans and municipal workers in the design of transferable local policies that address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of young Europeans.
What are the objectives of RE-ACT?
The goal of RE-ACT is not only to think, but to achieve co-created solutions that can and must be applied in the participant cities through commitment and a strategy.
To reflect on the consequences of COVID at the local level for the younger population.
To increase trust in local governments and the European Union.
To increase the participation of younger citizens.
To spread the impact of the project and the creation of a long-lasting relationship for local governments.
Why young people between 15 and 30 years old?
This population has been most affected by restrictive measures, which have led to negative changes in their economic and social situation. This has led to increased levels of depression, loneliness, stress, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
