Toolkit guide
Topic
Promising practice - targeted/personality-based, evidence-based.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for personality-targeted prevention of substance use and risk behaviours.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Preventure
Area
2.2
Description

A selective/indicated prevention programme that targets personality risk factors (e.g., sensation-seeking, impulsivity, anxiety-sensitivity) with brief, tailored interventions to reduce substance use and related problems; implemented across several European countries.

Brief description
Personality-targeted prevention for substance use and risk.
Country
Czech Republic, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, UK 
Keywords
personality-based, targeted prevention, substance use
Resource Title
Preventure
Topic
Promising practice — low-threshold access, peer/youth involvement, hybrid delivery, addresses stigma.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for low-threshold, peer-supported walk-in mental health services.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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@ease
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A low-threshold service offering free, anonymous support to young people in person and online, staffed by professionals and trained young volunteers. Young people participate both as beneficiaries and as peer providers.

Brief description
Low-threshold youth walk-in/online support (Netherlands).
Country
Netherlands 
Keywords
low-threshold, peer/youth involvement, hybrid delivery, stigma reduction
Resource Title
@ease
Topic
Promising practice - transferable service model, policy-embedded, youth participation, low-threshold.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for cross-national transfer of low-threshold youth mental health centres.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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headspace (Denmark)
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

Adapted in Denmark from the Australian model, headspace offers free, low-threshold early support to young people through centres and online, staffed by professionals and trained young volunteers, with a dedicated Youth Council. A publicly available implementation guide supports replication.

Brief description
Low-threshold youth mental health centres (adapted from Australia).
Country
Denmark 
Keywords
transferable service model, policy-embedded, youth participation, low-threshold,
Resource Title
headspace (Denmark)
Topic
Promising practice - full-continuum integrated model, low-threshold, addresses fragmentation.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for integrated, one-stop adolescent health and support centres.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Maisons des Adolescents
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A national network of multidisciplinary centres offering young people accessible support across the full continuum - from information and brief counselling to clinical care - bringing together health, social care and other services in one place.

Brief description
Multidisciplinary one-stop adolescent health/support centres (France).
Country
France 
Keywords
full-continuum, integrated model, addresses fragmentation, France-origin
Resource Title
Maisons des Adolescents
Topic
Promising practice - policy-embedded, low-threshold, equity and LGBTQIA+ responsiveness.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for policy-embedded, equity-responsive national youth mental health services.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Jigsaw
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

Ireland's national youth mental health service provides accessible, non-stigmatising support with minimal barriers to entry and online/hybrid options, and (with Belong To) has developed resources to support LGBTI+ young people. It is embedded within multiple overlapping national policy frameworks.

Brief description
National youth mental health service (Ireland).
Country
Ireland 
Keywords
low-threshold, equity, LGBTQIA+ responsive, policy-embedded, Ireland
Pdf file
67_Jigsaw.pdf (235.47 KB)
Resource Title
Jigsaw
Topic
Promising practice - integrated multidisciplinary model, addresses fragmentation, intersectoral.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for flexible, community-based treatment for young people with complex needs.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Youth F-ACT)
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

Youth F-ACT embeds multidisciplinary teams (psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, employment and addiction specialists, peer support and social workers, family therapists) within the community to support young people with severe conditions and complex needs across education, employment, relationships, family, housing and finances.

Brief description
Community-based flexible assertive treatment for complex needs (Netherlands).
Country
Netherlands 
Keywords
assertive community treatment, multidisciplinary, addresses fragmentation, intersectoral
Resource Title
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Youth F-ACT)
Topic
Promising practice - community-based, low-threshold, subclinical support.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for community-rooted subclinical mental health support.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Mindspace Mayo
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A community-based service in County Mayo providing accessible mental health support and counselling to young people, working closely with local services.

Brief description
Community-based youth mental health support (Ireland).
Country
Ireland
Keywords
low-threshold, subclinical support, community-based, Ireland
Resource Title
Mindspace Mayo
Topic
Promising practice - migrant/refugee priority focus, trauma-focused, evidence in target group.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for trauma-recovery support for children with migration or refugee backgrounds.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT)
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A skills-based group intervention designed for humanitarian settings; evaluated in Sweden with unaccompanied refugee minors, where it showed significant improvements in PTSD and depression symptoms.

Brief description
Skills-based trauma-recovery intervention for humanitarian settings.
Country
Sweden 
Keywords
migrant & refugee, trauma-focused, targeted prevention, evidence in target group
Resource Title
Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT)
Topic
Promising practice - low-threshold, free, dedicated subclinical model, evidence-based.
Tools & Frameworks
Good practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for low-threshold subclinical care bridging prevention and specialist services.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC)
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A dedicated subclinical model offering low-threshold, free-of-charge access to care for people with mild-to-moderate anxiety, depression, sleep problems or early-stage substance-use issues, currently for older adolescents (16+) and adults.

Brief description
Low-threshold, free subclinical care for mild-to-moderate difficulties (Norway).
Country
Norway 
Keywords
low-threshold, free access, subclinical model, evidence-based
Resource Title
Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC)
Topic
Innovative practice (*) - migrant/refugee priority, integrated and culturally sensitive care.
Tools & Frameworks
Innovative practice
Language
EN
Use it to…
Use it to help identify, adapt, and apply effective solutions for integrated, culturally sensitive care for asylum-seeking and refugee children.
Where to look in this resource
The whole document is relevant - it summarises the main characteristics of the practice.
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SAMIFO – Health Centre for Asylum Seekers and Refugees *
Setting
Area
2.2
Description

A health centre (within ASL Roma 1) providing integrated mental and physical health care to forced migrants through a multidisciplinary, culturally sensitive approach.

Brief description
Integrated health service for asylum seekers and refugees (Rome, Italy).
Country
Italy
Keywords
migrant & refugee, culturally sensitive, integrated care, innovative practice, Asylum seekers
Resource Title
SAMIFO – Health Centre for Asylum Seekers and Refugees *