Well-being

Well-being is a cross-cutting theme in the research of the Finnish Youth Research Society. We study topics that are familiar and recognised in society, as well as those that are silenced and marginalised. The aim of our research on young people’s wellbeing is to provide multifaceted information on young people’s lives and the social divisions that shape them, as well as on the everyday experiences and practices of young people and the adults who work with them. In the coming years, particular attention will be paid to the identification of risk situations, the development of services and online support for young people.

Current research

CHAT-YOUTH – Crisis Help and Assistance for youth during challenging Times

CHAT-YOUTH will produce information and facilitate stakeholders to information exchange and ethical reflection to improve the quality of starting and ongoing non-profit OCCS and to capacitate youth work in Europe.

Out of Despair – providing solutions to break the pathways leading to violent, suicidal and drug-induced deaths of young people

The Out of Despair research concortium aims to generate a new, comprehensive knowledge base of youth in despair by applying and developing a method of social autopsy.