Mental health is more than the absence of mental health conditions, instead it is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with everyday normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to contribute to his or her community. In 2022, about 55.8% of the global population was working. Existing evidence indicates that an estimated 15% of this working population is living with at least one mental health condition.
Meaningful Youth Engagement
Meaningful youth engagement is a participatory process in which young people’s ideas, expertise, experiences, and perspectives are integrated throughout programmatic, policy, and institutional decision-making structures so as to best inform outcomes. This process requires young people to be involved in all levels and stages of program, policy, campaign, and initiative development, including all stages of design, implementation, and evaluation; this is especially true of those programs that directly affect their lives.
Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, And Abuse (SHEA) And Other Safeguarding Concerns Overarching Policy
The Youth Cafe is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms occur. SHEA and Safeguarding incidents are rooted in an imbalance of power, particularly gendered and sexualized abuses of power. Safeguarding refers to the policies and processes an organization puts in place to prevent and respond to harm by staff or those working on our behalf. TYC’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies sit under the AAI Code of Conduct and are informed by and reinforce TYC’s feminist leadership approach.