Ambition portfolio: Mental well-being of youth
Ongoing projects
Well-b-young
Collaboration with youth to identify which universal school-based initiatives effectively enhance youth mental well-being
Unmasked
A gamified solution to study pornographic stereotypes
Touching minds
Bridging research, art, and outreach with 3D-printed brain MRIs
Promoting a sociotechnical approach toward adolescent relationships and sexuality in the digital age
A transdisciplinary collaboration toward scientific and societal agenda setting
Enhancing well-being and personal development for medical students
Promoting equity and sustainable employability
Completed projects
PISA study
Mental health Policy Impact on Suicide Attempts and self-harm incidents in youth
SPARK
In this transformative project, convergence researchers, children (aged 8-12 years) and (mental) health care professionals explore three important challenges of child participation in research.
Music’s mental toolbox
This project explores music’s role towards well-being and societal engagement among young people in Rotterdam.
Just-In-Time-Adaptive mechanisms
Mental health-apps in co-creation with youth
Never Mind
A theater production on mental health and social inequality made by and for youth
What is happening inside my head?
Online lesson series on mental health and the brain
HERSENSPIN
HERSENonderzoek en educatie voor SPeels INzicht
Start with Impact
Developing stakeholder engagement methodology and teaching modules for healthy start education
(Re)Searching a Healthy Start
An educational podcast project