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#12 Elina Marjamäki - Mental health as a skill (part 1)

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ABOUT THE EPISODE:  I was lucky to get to know the amazing work they do in Finland at the organization MIELI and talk to one of their experts, Elina Marjamäki. It was inspiring and uplifting to hear about what systemic and persistent work can create in the field of youth work. What she shared is a great example of how it might look like when we really care about youth and the adults around them.

We spoke about how they develop materials for teachers and youth workers. She shares what they mean by the notion of positive mental health and why they say that mental health is a skill. She mentions projects and materials that could be valuable for anyone working with youth. In the description we share links to these resources and I highly recommend visiting their website for further inspiration.

ABOUT OUR GUEST: Elina Marjamäki (M.Soc.Sc.) works for the Finnish NGO MIELI Mental Health Finland whose goal is to promote mental health and prevent mental health problems in the country. She currently trains and empowers youth workers to support and promote the mental health of young people. She has co-written “Child’s Mind – Promoting mental health in early education and in child health clinics”.

SEGMENTS OF THE EPISODE:  

  • 00:00 Introduction to the episode
  • 2:35 Elina's background and what do they do at MIELI?
  • 6:22 How has the approach to mental health changed?
  • 12:30 How did they start Mental Health education in schools and youth work?
  • 16:45 Promoting positive mental health and positive psychology
  • 22:23 Creating materials for professionals with professionals
  • 29:25 A special program for sports coaches and athletes
  • 36:00 The pillars of MIELI
  • 39:55 How to listen well to youth in challenging situations?


      • LINKS TO THE EPISODE:

      • The website of Mieli: https://mieli.fi/
      • What does Mieli do? https://mieli.fi/en/what-does-mieli-do/
        • Our previous podcast episodes with Johanna Kronstedt, from the crisis chat of MIELI, the SEKASIN CHAT:
          1. Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34Eh0Iq2ggJ1SA67Y2a4q3?si=b6ff2c32f8ca4118
          2. Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HWOw4LV23cbfGbBKHUUzj?si=5cbd282ce9cb40fd
            • Mental well-being in sports: https://mieli.fi/en/mental-well-being-for-young-athletes/dimensions-of-mental-well-being-in-sports/
            • Mental well-being for young athletes: https://mieli.fi/en/mental-well-being-for-young-athletes/
              • The Hand of Mental Health poster: https://mieli.fi/en/materials/hand-of-mental-health/ (you can find many more materials on their website that could be useful for youth and youth workers)

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                  • The theme music (Beat of Nature) is created by Olexy from ⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠.

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