Young people experience low satisfaction and
happiness due to mental health problems caused by COVID-19, climate change, the
war in Ukraine, and excessive use of social media. The complex problems facing
this group require an innovative approach from mental health professionals.
Cross-border exchanges of child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists,
and trainee nurses offer valuable perspectives on the healthcare system in
their own country and improve medical and psychological competencies. In
addition, it makes training in this field more attractive. These exchanges
provide a unique opportunity to improve child and adolescent psychiatric care
in the Euregio Rijn-Waal.
Trainees are not sufficiently taking advantage of
the benefits of cross-border exchange learning opportunities. This project
allows trainees to participate in the work of colleagues in a child and
adolescent psychiatric clinic in the neighboring country to learn how to
approach problems from a different system. These exchanges improve
communication between professionals in the border area and lead to more
efficient and sustainable cooperation in the care of young people.
The B-BOLD Mind project focuses on three aspects:
- Improving the quality of care through
sociocultural learning, - Making it more attractive to go into training
at partner organizations, - Strengthening euregional child and adolescent
psychiatric network collaboration.
Together, these aspects contribute to an effective
and sustainable social innovation infrastructure. The project will disseminate
and share findings for broader application.
