Working in Europe to Stop Truancy Among Youth
Coordinator: NASP, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (Sweden)
Supervisor: Prof Dr Danuta Wasserman
National coordinator: Prof Dr Airi Värnik
Project manager: Mari Jushkin (intervention), Merike Sisask (administrative and financial issues), Peeter Värnik (database management)
Duration: 2010-2013
Funded by: EC 7th Framework Programme (Grant Agreement No 241542), Ministry of Social Affairs
Description: WE-STAY general objectives are: (1) to gather information on truancy on European adolescents, (2) to perform 3 intervention school-based programmes for adolescents, with objectives to reduce truancy rates and improve mental health of students, (3) to evaluate outcomes of all interventions, in comparison with a control group, from a multidisciplinary perspective including social, psychological and economical aspects, and (4) to recommend effective, culturally adjusted models for preventing truancy and promoting mental health of adolescents in different European countries.
Project website: we-stay.eu