Mental health difficulties related to trauma, adversity, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect many children and adolescents across Europe. Yet too often, young people struggle to access timely and appropriate support, with difficulties remaining unrecognized until they become more severe.
VOICE is an international research collaboration bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, schools, young people, families, and community stakeholders to strengthen pathways to care for children and adolescents experiencing trauma-related distress.
Working across education, healthcare, and community settings, VOICE aims to improve early identification of mental health needs, strengthen mental health literacy and resilience, support compassionate responses to adversity, and facilitate timely access to appropriate services.
Through co-design, research, training, and implementation, the project will develop and evaluate sustainable models that help schools and communities recognize concerns early, respond effectively, and connect young people with the support they need.
Together, we are working to ensure that no child's call for help goes unheard.
Project partners
Sweden - Region Uppsala / Akademiska University Hospital
France - Université Paris-Saclay
Poland - Rzeszów University of Technology (Ignacy Łukasiewicz University)
Malta - University of Malta
Collaborator
Italy - University of Udine
Subcontractors