Cicerchia, AnnalisaPerez, Edith Wolf2023-01-092023-01-092023-01http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8405"VOICES OF CULTURE" is implemented by the Goethe-Institut. In an increasingly globalized world, the European Commission seeks to promote the role and importance of culture, within the EU. With the project "Voices Of Culture" the European Commission wants to improve the communication between civil society actors and political decision-makers in the field of culture. The aim is to help cultural operators to communicate their interests at European level. For this purpose, a dialogue platform has been developed that brings together representatives of the cultural sector from all EU member states with the European Commission. Based on Brainstorming Meetings taking place in venues throughout the EU, the 30-50 experts involved will make policy recommendations, which will then be discussed with the European Commission at so-called Dialogue Meetings in Brussels.Project ' Voices of culture' - participants from 52 organisations across culture, education and health in Europe: Portugal - National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge - Luciana Costa (Departamento Promoção da Saúde e Prevenção Doenças Não Transmissíveis).CHAPTER 3 (Inter-sectoral collaboration to support Youth Mental Health: synergies and innovations), Chapter written by: Luciana Costa and Ferdinand Lewis (With special contributions from Irena Chawrilska, Marija Jevtic, Giulia Mezzalama, Charlotte Müer, Camilla Overgaard, Antje Wegener, and of all working group members: Shahin S. Eity, Kamila Faferek, Kornelia Kiss, Veera Laurila, Monica Suárez Martinez, Harrie van den Elsen.)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Since the beginning of this century, scientific investigations on the impact of cul ture and the arts on health and well-being have resulted in a huge body of knowl edge and a buzzing scene of activities. At the same time, the essential and sys temic role that culture and the arts play in our society has not yet achieved the recognition it deserves from policymakers and the health and social sector. Culture and Health, as it is represented in the WHO Health Evidence Synthesis Re port No. 67 “What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?”, is a global movement. In practice, however, it is a fragmented carpet of numerous approaches, lacking concerted efforts and effective communication. While there is a plethora of data from small-scale projects there is a very limited amount of academic research providing robust data. In order to collect insights, experiences, and recommendations on this topic from civil society from the relevant sectors across Europe the European Commission Structured Dialogue platform Voices of Culture invited participants from 53 se lected organisations (from an Open Call) and 23 countries from the fields of cul ture, health, education, and social services to brainstorm over two days - 4th & 5th October 2022 - in Brussels. The focus was on one of the most pressing issues of our time: Youth Mental Health. How can arts and culture address the multiple expressions of troubled young minds when facing the crises of our time? The objective was to gather and discuss the evidence and come up with recommendations for stronger participation of the arts and culture sector in public health in Europe. In five thematic groups, the participants looked at the evidence and practice of the cultural and creative sectors on the mental health of young people from dif ferent angles. The key takeaways, the recommendations, and the conclusions are informed by their practical fieldwork which provides evidence of the potential for the prevention and the promotion of (mental) health, as well as for the manage ment and treatment of ill health. The findings are represented in the five chapters of the report. They lay out an extensive overview of successful projects that have been carried out by the group members or associated organisations for, with, and through young people and which proved to contribute to stabilising their mental health. Cultural economist and senior researcher Annalisa Cicerchia prepared a discus sion paper around which the brainstorming sessions were structured. Annalisa Cicerchia also provides the introduction and conclusion to the findings in the Report. The general tenor of the brainstorming session was that strategies and interven tions aiming at promoting the mental health and well-being of young people need to adopt an integrated, multidimensional, and cross-sectoral approach. As an im manent ingredient of human endeavor, that can be traced throughout the history of mankind, the creative arts and culture are biopsychosocial ingredients. The im pact is multifactorial and affects the physical, psychological, emotional, and social dimensions. They bring joy and relief and can be transformational. Its effects de pend on the nature of the intervention, the subjective experience of the individual, and the group situation. Therefore, the impacts and effects on (mental) health are not measurable according to a specific design. One size does not fit all. A mixed and cross-cutting methodological approach will be most appropriate to evaluate culture for health interventions.CHAPTER 3. Inter-sectoral collaboration to support Youth Mental Health: synergies and inno vations. Research on Sustainable Development Goals suggests that complex social prob lems call for integrated multi-sectoral solutions. Strategies and plans aiming at promoting the mental health and well-being of young people need to adopt an integrated, multidimensional, cross-sectoral approach between the cultural, creative, and health sectors, as well as other relevant stakeholders. Social pre scribing is a health-promoting primary-care model that enables a sustainable cross-sectoral framework and could be used to promote young people’s mental health and well-being, by fostering direct collaboration between the cultural, creative, and health sectors. The integration of youth in the development of cul tural, creative, and health-related policies and interventions is crucial to ensure the improvement of their mental health, well-being, and social inclusion. This will provide them with opportunities and resources necessary to have greater partic ipation in the decision-making process that affects their lives and empower them to recognize and assert their fundamental rights. The group investigated the complex factors and relationships to define the role of culture and creativity in influencing and supporting youth mental health. The goal was to understand the grades of influence among stakeholders, based on their institutional proximity to one another, and their different types of support for youth. This analysis provides insight into the difficulty of intersectoral collab oration and suggests how structural relationships could be reimagined.engMental HealthWell-beingYoung PeopleCulture and HealthEuropereport