School-based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs have proven effective in increasing social well-being and academic achievement in children. At the beginning of 2018, the BOOST project set out to develop, implement, and test a new, systematic SEL-based population approach to promote mental health and well-being in primary school children. Now, it is time to close off and make up the balance; how did we do and what did we learn?

At the BOOST final conference on 23 May 2023 from 10:00-16:30 in Brussels, the consortium will share experiences from the past four years and present the project’s main outcomes from three different European countries: Norway, Poland, and Spain. Specifically, we will focus on two special sessions looking at the BOOST approach developed during the project and the COVID-19 impact on addressing mental health in primary schools. Finally, we will look at ‘what’s next’, and discuss the key takeaways from the project, particularly in view of the current EU strategic initiatives on mental health. Please find here the temporary agenda. 

When: 23 May 2023, 10.00 - 16.30

Where: Maison du Bois, Av. des Volontaires 2, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels and live-streamed.

This project has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON 2020 reserach and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 755175. Visit: https://www.boostproject.eu/ for more information