<< Background >>SportyMentor Consortium is looking for a more participatory process in changing children and young people with challenging behaviours. This includes children/ young people aged between 13 and 19 years old who have behaviours that can be defined as “challenging” once they put them (or those around them) at risk, or leads to a poorer quality of life. Challenging behaviour can include aggression, self-harm, destructiveness, disruptiveness. Challenging behaviour is often seen in people with health problems that affect communication and the brain, such as learning disabilities. The idea is to create a model that promotes and ensures children/ young people are listened to in a child-friendly, positive and informal environment. We are working to target children that are both, in community or institutionalized. In France, for example, Members of the Child Protection Commission of CNAPE (National Convention of Associations for Child Protection) estimates that 15-25% of children supported in child protection services are full-time residents in those services. As underlined in national and departmental orientations, it is crucial to avoid that child at the end of the time of their care, come out of facilities without proper support and solutions. Thus, any programme that is destined to reinforce self-confidence, autonomy, capacity to take decisions, capacities to cooperate with others, and pro-social behaviours, is essential for the future of the children, when they’ll come out of the facilities. SportyMentor will support partners to overcome some of these impacts and/or help us increase our mission of organisations’ capacity building. Adolescence is considered a major period in structuring and establishing the personality, constituting a crucial time in which mental and behavioural disorders may manifest (Stringaris et. al, 2013). Challenging behaviour disorders can be associated with school difficulties (failure, expulsion, dropping out, and low grades) as well as high-risk behaviour (drug and alcohol abuse, and high-risk sexual behaviour) and problems in later life (delinquency, violence, problems of emotional dysregulation) (APA, 2013).Moreover, we also want to address the lack of physical activity in adolescents. According to WHO (2020), physical activity has significant health benefits, preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes, decreases symptoms of depression and anxiety, improves thinking, learning, and judgment skills, ensures healthy growth and development in young people and improves overall well-being. Despite the benefits of physical activity, more than 80% of the world's adolescent population is insufficiently physically active (WHO, 2020). Of the countries that participate in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey, only 23.1% of boys and 14.0% of girls aged 13–15 years reported that they met the WHO (2018) recommendation for daily physical activity. Following this fact, the new EU Work Plan for Sport 2021-2024 prioritizes physical activity promotion. Most concretely, the promotion of participation in sport and health-enhancing physical activity is listed as a key priority in the coming years. Furthermore, gender (in)equality in sport has been a central issue for the last twenty years. Compared to men, women are still largely absent, if not invisible, in sport. For example, at the global professional level, today only 4% of sports coverage is dedicated to sport practices by women.<< Objectives >>SportyMentor proposes a methodology to develop a programme that is both, “child-centred” (designed around the needs and rights of children and young people) and where children & young people have time to relax, contact with sports and the environment. This will be possible through the promotion of contact with role models that, after having specific training, will establish a mentoring relationship with these children and young people, giving them a special place to have a real say and real choices. Given the research data on the benefits of mentoring & promotion of physical activity for youngsters, we intend to involve youngsters with challenging behaviour in a sport mentoring programme to boost their motivation to pursue a healthy and sustainable lifestyle, promoting structural cognitive-behavioural and affective changes in these young people. This project is also an occasion to bring young people into the digital world. Through the creation of a mobile application, users can be introduced to new technologies & new ways of interaction as it will involve the mentors/mentees & invite them to share & challenge each other with play-full activities.Project’s concrete objectives:_During 3 years-long, to develop and pilot with 120 young people (mentors&mentees) with an evidence-based programme that supports adolescents lacking exercise’s self-efficacy, social support, guidance, and role modelling;_To develop an innovative approach that combines the use of mentoring, sports & mobile app to support the promotion of a healthy lifestyle of adolescents and young people; _Use young people’s active citizenship and volunteering as a strategic community resource to strengthen adolescents’ personal beliefs and motivation about their capacity to begin and sustain regular physical activity, and in a long period increase their lifespan prospects; _Encourage a Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach in schools, local NGOs, Sports Clubs & local communities promoting a new perspective on how youth is perceived and youth role can be promoted at the social level;_To introduce the digital means in a sport mentoring programme targeting social inclusion and active citizenship and doing so increasing the use of digital competencies for promoting the young people’s social inclusion. _To use the potential of the sport mentoring programme to, simultaneously, promote contact with the environment and local territories.<< Implementation >>The project comprises a combination of several activities, mostly related to the achievement of the settled objectives. Firstly, in order to develop a guide to define the scientific basis of a sports mentoring programme for disadvantaged youth (PR1), we will define the research guidelines & identify the key-competences, then we will organise a validation workshop with CSO/ grassroot organisations that work together with disadvantaged young people and finally analyse the Workshops results and cross with the desk research main findings.Secondly, in order to develop a Sports Mentoring Programme for SportyMentor (PR2), we will select and recruit mentors and mentees, train the mentors (minimum 12 hours training course), match mentors and mentees, launch the pilot and analyse the findings & fine tuning.Thirdly, in order to develop an eco-citizenship toolkit to support the sports mentoring programme (PR3), we will organise a desk based research on sport and eco-citizenship toolkit, then design a roadmap on group activities with youth and finally pilot the toolkit with youth.Fourthly, in order to develop the SportyMentor Mobile App (PR4), UBI will draft the initial scenario and user journey mapping, then design a guide in app’ features, mockups and graphic design, develop the app, pilot the app and report on the app in order to fine-tune it.Finally, we will also organise two short-term joint staff training events and Multiplier Events to disseminate the project’s results and explore transferability opportunities.<< Results >>The main project results: 4 Transnational Project Meetings4 study visits to promote exchange of practicesPR1 - Guide to define the scientific basis of a sports mentoring programme for disadvantaged youthPR2 - Sports Mentoring Programme for SportyMentorPR3 - Eco-citizenship toolkit to support the sports mentoring programmePR4 - SportyMentor Mobile App5 pilots, involving more than 120 young people 10 validation workshops, involving more than 60 experts/ grassroot organisations5 Multiplier Events, involving more than 100 professionals at EU level. 2 Transnational trainings, involving practitioners and young people in disadvantage. Expected outcomes during & after the project completion: Increase young adults (mentors) level of knowledge, emotional & life skills, raising their employment prospects. The opportunity to participate in European training events, contact young people from other countries/ cultures and to develop language skills. Moreover, by promoting volunteering & active citizenship we expect to impact young people's sense of community and willingness to give back to society, being an outcome that will continue beyond the project implementation (after the EU funding ends). Children/ young people with challenging behaviour will benefit from a more participatory and informal approach in processes used by professionals to promote their cognitive-behaviour changes. During the pilot, we will create liaisons between these children/young people and other young people that are role models and have a healthy lifestyle, expecting to contribute to changes in their learning styles and behaviour. The SportyMentor will strengthen their social network, as well as offer guidance to overcome social, and psychological challenges, leading to improved adherence to physical activity. Professionals: the project methodology will respond to the common need of teachers, social workers, health care workers, psychologists, court welfare officers, lawyers, judges, and politicians to have up-to-date methodologies to improve the well-being of children and young people in social and emotional disadvantages in different EU countries. During the project implementation, they will have the opportunity to participate in study visits (e.g. during TPM), exchange experiences and practices, seek allies & build networks. Organisational level: the project is expected to have outcomes related to the organisational capacity of the project partners at different levels (HR, quality of the services). The staff involved in the project’s activities will acquire and reinforce knowledge & competences at different levels (e.g. mentoring, sports, IT, environment & sustainability).

The lockdowns measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 have unprecedented social & economic impacts on people's lives, affecting hardest those at the bottom of the income such as ex-prisoners. It is well known that most of the prisoners have low literacy and that upon release they face difficulties such as finding a steady job, that is a key dimension to stop re-offending. In fact, changes in economic factors can be associated with changes in crime, leading to identifiable crime ‘peaks’ during the time of crisis.Self-DESIGN is a proposal focused on assisting prisoners’ early self-reflection and preparation for release, giving them the necessary tools to gain self-awareness of their current strengths and needs at different levels. The project proposes to use design thinking processes to generate prisoner's self-awareness, empathy, creativity on mapping he/she future pathways, and doing so ability them to lead a law-abiding and self-support life.The project has two main goals, namely (1) to develop an innovative methodology that being creative, active, experiential and productive, enhances prisoners’ self-awareness of their individual’s unique re-entry needs and mapping existing resources to develop core competences for re-entry; (2) to enhance the job performance of justice practitioners that work in prison contexts, empowering them with new tools, templates and digital possibilities, increasing the level of resources available to invest in prisoners’ rehabilitation and social reintegration. A set of objectives was defined to achieve the goals: Obj1: By Sept 2021, to develop a reference framework of competencies for re-entry that includes the new re-entry barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic, consulting at least 30 ex-prisoners, 75 prisoners and 50 justice practitioners.Obj2: By March 2022, to develop an innovative methodology for developing prisoners’ self-awareness, critical thinking and creativity on their re-entry process that focuses on using design thinking tools and templates to map, plan, monitor, evaluate and optimize the prisoners’ first paths upon release. Obj3: By Sept 2022, to deliver 5 pilots involving at least 100 prisoners, increasing prisoners’ levels of self-awareness, creativity, and motivation towards their reintegration process by 80%.Obj4: By Oct, 2022, to make available a mobile platform that supports the sustainability of the project, namely that helps professionals to replicate the methodology, to be validated through 5 workshops, involving more than 90 professionals working in the CJS. Obj5: By January 2023, to increase the number of professionals that use design thinking processes to enhance prisoners’ self-awareness and creativity on their reintegration process, downloading on average 120 times the mobile platform. Obj6: During 2-year long, under a strategic partnership, bring together interdisciplinarity and crosstalks between European justice practitioners, discussing the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic on prisoners’ reintegration processes, organising in total 10 validation workshops and 6 multiplier events, directly involving at least 337 justice practitioners across Europe.During the Self-DESIGN lifetime, 3 Intellectual Outputs will be developed: ‘Reference framework of competencies for prisoners' re-entry aligned with the interviews’ results and including the new barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic‘Design Thinking for Prisoners’ Reintegration – including the Methodology & a toolbox of design thinking templates targeting the individuals’ unique re-entry needs’‘Self-DESIGN mobile platform’During and upon its implementation we expect to have a positive impact on promoting prisoners’ self-awareness of their current and future individual skill needs upon release. Using a creative methodology, the project will increase prisoners’ human and social capital, namely their capacity to solve complex problems that configure their trajectories when they return to society (e.g. restructuring family ties, finding a house and/ or employment, health issues, others). Moreover, it will impact the justice practitioners, equipping them with alternative styles of teaching that use both innovative pedagogical concepts and a learner-centred approach and, therefore, are more attractive, engaging and relevant to the prisoner. It will also strengthen justice practitioners' knowledge, competencies, and experience in design thinking processes and how to use these principles to develop prisoners’ competencies for re-entry.By creating experiences and offering new knowledge, methodologies, templates and digital means that can be used when applying the prison treatment programmes, we expect an increment on both quality and results of rehabilitation programmes and staff’s job performance, motivation and satisfaction. In a long-term period, the aim is to reduce prisoners’ probability of re-offending, by increasing their probability of social inclusion upon release

<< Background >>Despite the significant developments made in the Criminal Justice System field (CJS), namely investing in offenders' social reintegration programmes during detention or community measures, little attention has been paid to prisoners' families and their needs during the re-entry process. The incarceration experience represents economic, social and psychological impacts for the families of the prisoners. The prisoners’ families are among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations in society, experiencing multidimensional and intersectional forms of inequality (Western and Pettit, 2010). Given that, many of the consequences on prisoners’ families can be alleviated by some moderators. Two of these moderators are the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), i.e., the support from civil society and the welfare policies and social services (Condry & Smith, 2018). These NGOs, enterprises and social services have a diverse range of goods and services that are provided to families that are crucial for the family support and wellbeing. The problem is that most of the time CJS' families lack awareness on where and how to look for the right support.One strategy to decrease the impacts of incarceration on offenders’ families is to create new ways to support the prisoners’ families coping with incarceration. Civil society organisations that offer services to families with incarcerated individuals and during the re-entry process - must obviously be part of any comprehensive crime prevention strategy.<< Objectives >>UpFamilies’ aims are to provide to prisoners’ families a compendium of existing services available (from local to national) that can support them cope with imprisonment impacts. The services’ up-to-date information will be made available using a mobile application. At the same time, we intend to create awareness on the importance of capacity building of the organisations that daily work with these families so they can be better prepared for their unique needs. Our main focus is to build social capital by reinforcing the role community organisations play in the social inclusion of both these specific families and prisoners upon release and training them for excellence.To do that, several objectives were created, such as:Obj1: By September 2022, to develop a roadmap on existing programs/services that better meet the needs of prisoners’ familiesObj2: By May 2024, to make available a mobile platform with existing services/programs available for prisoners’ families, to be validated through 5 pilots, involving at least 100 prisoners’ families. Obj3: By October 2024, to increase the number of prisoners’ families that use the mobile application , fighting against info-exclusion, downloading on average 100 times the mobile platform. Obj4: By July 2022, to create a network of institutions/professionals that work with prisoners’ families, promoting alliances and cooperation between allObj5: By October 2022, to create promotion of good practices regarding the already available services to provide support to prisoners’ families, organizing 5 stakeholders consultation that should involve 30 CJS professionalsObj 6: By August 2023, to improve the services provided to prisoners’ families, conducting 5 pilots with 40 community organizationsObj7: By November 2023, to create society awareness and citizenship on the needs of CJS’ families, making available a training manual to mobilize community capacity to provide informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families<< Implementation >>For 3 years, partners expect to perform the following main activities/ involve the following number of participants in the project:Create a Resource guide framework to conduct the mappingCreate a Network of institutions/professionals to support prisoners’ familiesDevelop a roadmap on existing programs/services that better meet the needs of prisoners’ familiesDevelop the UpFamilies APP (ENG, SP, PT, RO, GR, GE), that will be piloted with 100 prisoners’ familiesInvolve 30 stakeholders in the consultation for the training course on providing informal support and assistance to prisoners’ familiesCreate a Multimedia Training course on providing informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families5 Training courses on providing informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (available in ENG, SP, PT, RO, GR, GE), that will be piloted with 40 Community OrganisationsCreate a Training Manual to mobilize community capacity to provide informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (ENG, SP, PT, RO, GR, GE)<< Results >>The following results are expect during and on the completion of UpFamilies project: (1) During the projectA - TANGIBLE INDICATORS_6 bilateral agreements_1 project' gantt chart_3 Action Plan (for each Project Result strategic implementation)_project presentation (PPT) (ENG version + SP; RO; PT; GR; GE)_ 1 Resource guide framework to conduct the mapping_1 Roadmap on existing programs/services that better meet the needs of families with incarcerated members (ENG version + SP; RO; PT; GR; GE)_1 Network of institutions/professionals to support prisoners’ families_APP Architecture and blueprint: technical document for a mobile application (ENG)Training Manual to mobilize community capacity to provide informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families_1 APP “UpFamilies” (available in ENG; SP; RO; PT; GR; GE)_1 Report on the APP’ piloting experience (ENG)_ 1 Guidelines on stakeholders’ consultation_ 1 Multimedia Training course on providing informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (ENG + SP; RO; PT; GR; GE)_ 1 Training Manual to mobilize community capacity to provide informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (ENG + SP; RO; PT; GR; GE)_ 5 pilots + 5 pilot reports (ENG)_3 project meetings + 3 project meeting minutes_7 Multiplier Events + 7 reports (ENG)_1 Learning/Teaching/Training Activities _1 project website_1 Implementation Plan_1 Quality and Evaluation Plan_1 Communication and Dissemination Plan_1 online Leaflet - ENG + translated in 5 languages _1 logo_1 interim report_1 final reportB - INTANGIBLE INDICATORS_internal communication_exchange of practices between project partners _organisational, professional and personal development_families' satisfaction & increased capacity to cope_ community organisations satisfaction & increased capacity to support offenders families _increased IT literacy_project quality _Timing (lead time; product development time; waiting time;…)_Reputation of the project during the project implementation(2) On its completionA - TANGIBLE INDICATORS_1 Roadmap on existing programs/services that better meet the needs of families with incarcerated members (ENG version + RO; PT; GR; GE; SP)_1 Network of institutions/professionals to support prisoners’ families_1 mobile application “UpFamilies” available in 6 languages: ENG; RO; PT; GR; GE; SP)_ 1 Multimedia Training course on providing informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (ENG + RO; PT; GR; GE; SP)_ 1 Training Manual to mobilize community capacity to provide informal support and assistance to prisoners’ families (ENG + RO; PT; GR; GE; SP)B - INTANGIBLE INDICATORS_promotion of innovative programs for social inclusion of disadvantaged families _promotion of a common understanding among researchers, managers, users of the project results, stakeholders and policy makers on the needs’ of families with incarcerated members and on available resources; _ create society awareness and citizenship on the needs of CJS’ families;_minimization of the effects of imprisonment for the family members;_families perception of usefulness and added value of the Application to improve their quality of life_families' knowledge about the available services that can support them, and help them to cope (including children and (ex) offenders)_families' decrease on feeling of not being supported by the CJS agencies, NGOs and the State; _families' decrease on feeling of vulnerability _increased families' access to opportunities for lifelong learning_increased NG0’s, welfare services, schools and state capacity to address the needs of prisoners’ families_increased schools and local community organisations capacity to provide informal support to prisoners’ families

<< Objectives >>M4Pris aims at developing up a peer support programme for prison staff, improving and promoting health in targeted prisons using a whole-systems approach, decreasing levels of job-related stress and burnout among prison staff, and increasing awareness of prison administrations and staff about environmental, organizational factors that impact the health and well-being of prisoners, staff, and the wider community.<< Implementation >>The activities implemented trough M4Pris are Blueprint of Prison Staff Mentoring with state of the art scientific review, prison staff needs analysis, best practice collection and definition of a mentors profile; a Peer Mentoring programme for prison staff; a Training Course for Mentoring Coordinators; Management and implementation activities; and Dissemination activities.<< Results >>As results, M4Pris will produce a Peer Mentoring Programme for Prison Staff, a Training Course for Mentoring Coordinators, informed by a Project Blueprint – consisting of a state of the art review, mapping of prison staff needs, and mentors profile. The research and Peer Mentoring Programme Evaluation will be published as a scientific article. Moreover, one international event and one transnational training event, involving more than 40 participants, will result from the project.

<< Background >>The number of underachievers and early school leavers is still high in the EU. Students with fewer opportunities have lower expectations of completing tertiary education (43.4%) than their peers (82.3%) (Council of the EU, 2021). This conclusion calls on member states and the Commission to work together on policies to reduce low-achievement, raise competence levels and prevent unemployment.Mentor+ is focused on designing an intervention of non-formal education, offering the mentoring methodology to engage, connect and empower young people in conflict with the law. The main idea is to use law abiding adults to support juveniles in the process of developing positive attitudes and behaviours. Mentor+ is also focused on digitalisation. We want to develop a mobile application to support the coordination of the mentoring processes. A low-cost solution that brings flexibility and scalability potential to the project results. Adding digital technology and creating an electronic dimension of mentoring it is our priority to have an impact on the logistical part of the mentoring processes: electronic communication enables mentoring relationships to transcend geographical and temporal boundaries, enabling mentoring facilities to be extended to those formerly unable to access them.Evidence shows that there is ample reason for concern in the area of juvenile delinquency (Souverein et al., 2019). Youth within the juvenile justice system (JJS) are among the most vulnerable citizens. Research shows that incarceration does not attend to their needs and it often results in negative behavioural & mental health consequences (e.g. maintain, or evenincrease, levels of engagement in anti-social behaviour and criminal activity) (Lambie & Randell, 2013). Youth within the JJS continue to experience routine violations of their basic rights, including violence and isolation within detention centers (Souverein et al., 2019; UNICEF, 2013). Moreover, the relationship between juvenile delinquency & school dropout,mental health problems, substance abuse, unemployment, illegal lifestyle, a higher risk of intergenerational perpetuation of patterns and internalizing disorders (e.g. depression and anxiety) is backboned by research. An added concern is that research shows that most adults in prison had a past of juvenile delinquency and institutionalization (Farrington, 2003;Ezell & Cohen, 2005). Research in the field of adolescent delinquency shows a positive correlation between mentoring relationships and increased social capital, such as self-esteem, education, and employment achievements (Kelley & Lee, 2018). Longitudinal studies have shown that natural mentors reduce delinquency over time depending upon characteristics of the mentoring relationship. “A key finding is that mattering to others is in fact a vital part of the relationship between natural mentors and delinquency outcomes” (Ibid., 2018).<< Objectives >>1. During 36 months to design & pilot a mentoring programme for justice-involved youth in order to avoid their incarceration/ institutionalization, targeting at least 60 young people in conflict with the law.2. Create a Handbook for the Mentors to support them in mentoring justice-involved Youth (providing guidelines, templates and useful tools to put into motion during the mentoring sessions), piloted by 60 mentors in the different country partners.3. Create and pilot a mobile application, available in 6 different European languages to support mentors and mentees in real time, giving visibility to the added value of the electronic nature of e-mentoring as a mechanism that allows mentoring relationships to transcend geographical and temporal boundaries. The mobile APP will have different group areas: it will have a common room for mentoring coordinators and another common room for mentors. These rooms will give them the space to interact between them and exchange experiences. Also, the APP should allow mentors to contact the mentees to provide online support (chat), and schedule face-to-face meetings.4. During 3 years, to support more than 60 juveniles at risk of deviant behaviour/ in conflict with the law to reintegrate into society and have a life without crime, by offering them the opportunity to contact with a role model (peer mentor).5. Create opportunities for transnational cooperation and exchange of practices between professionals and volunteers working in the juvenile justice system, organising 2 short-term joint training events involving 56 people.<< Implementation >>The project has three main type of participants, namely:(1) Mentoring programme coordinators - that are the professionals/ educators;(2) Mentors - that will be adults with a law-abiding lifestyle (e.g. university students)(3) Mentees - that are the juvenile offenders / or juveniles at risk of being in contact with the law.During the project lifespan we will:develop an evidence-based mentoring programme focused on mentoring with young people in conflict with the law. organise a short-term joint staff training event in Ireland to train 20 programme coordinators from the country partners on how to implement a mentoring programme targeting young people in conflict with the law.create a Handbook for the mentors to better adjust the training sessions according to the needs of each child.design an online mobile platform to manage the mentoring processes & exchange of practices between the different coordinators and mentors across Europe.train 60 mentors from local communities on how to implement a mentoring programme targeting young people in conflict with the law.organise a short-term joint staff training event to train and reward the mentors, where they will have the chance not only to participate in a European experience, but also to exchange practices.organise more than 60 mentoring processes involving children in conflict with the law.organise 6 multiplier events at local level to involve project’s stakeholders.establish a community of practices to support the development of an evidence-based mentoring programme focused on mentoring with young people in conflict with the law, support the strategic evaluation of its results & its dissemination and appropriation beyond the life cycle of the project.<< Results >>Main project resultsPR1: Mentoring-Programme for justice-involved Youth – adapt to European Justice System context already existing portfolios of mentoring programs, designing a step-by-step new guide that can be delivered in any NGO that works with young offenders/ at risk.PR2: Mentors Handbook for mentoring justice-involved YouthPR3: Mentor+ -mobile application to support the mentoring programmesBy the end of the project, more than 60 mentors will be trained, 60 young people will be enrolled in mentoring processes & 1 mobile application, available in 5 different European languages, will be made available free of charge. During the project implementation & after its completion we expect the following outcomes:Mentees (or juveniles that are at risk of being in contact with the law/ or are already in contact with the law) (1) more positive attitudes & behaviours, & therefore to prevent serious, violent & persistent juvenile offending & reoffending by young members.(2) more opportunities for interaction between these juveniles & role models in the community, making them feel more valuable & that THEY MATTER to society (3) improved juveniles’ digital skills(4) more opportunities created to offer these juveniles the space & new perspectives to flourish & develop their full potential, considering that the population in JJS is becoming increasingly (culturally) diverse.Mentors (Volunteers)(1) we expect to improve mentors’ knowledge about JJS & their potential role on changing the mindset of JJS intervention, for an approach more focused on community-based interventions(2) improved mentors’ skills in terms of self-development & resilience(3) improved mentors’ skills in providing constructive feedback to others & interms of coaching skills(4) improved mentors’ skills in terms of learning of up-to-date technical skills to develop innovative approaches to tackle the problem of school-prison pipelineProfessionals & Organisations involved in the project coordination & implementation - during & after the project(1) create new & ongoing opportunities to exchange knowledge, experiences & practices on national & international level. Crosstalk opportunities are expected to have valuable impacts on the quality & flexibility of the project results,(2) staff’ improved skills in hard & soft skills (project management, communication, resilience, empathy, etc.)(3) an increment in the type & level of commitment of the professionals working in the juvenile delinquency field - these professionals are normally very tired & often lack positive results (despite all the effort that was done)(4) equip the professionals with new tools & processes for fostering rehabilitation of juvenile offenders to promote optimal development & prevent recidivism.(5) the establishment of a community of practices within each partner country to maintain & nurture the Mentor+ model.Policy levelTo contribute / support the implementation of the commitments of the 2015 Paris Declaration, namely promoting citizenship education & active citizenship. Also, promoting a European culture of rule of law, fostering tolerance & democratic attitudes, intercultural competences, digital & media literacy & critical thinking. We want to contribute to the European Digital Education Action Plan, developing resources to improve equity, inclusion & success in education of children at risk of dropping out, as well as the Strategy on the Rights of the Child, & the Action Plan on the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including the Child Guarantee (CoE, 2021). Mentor+ is guided by the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures (2008). It is our aim to design & adapt tools that can contribute to support European Justice Systems to follow a multi-disciplinary & multi-agency approach, to ensure a holistic approach towards continuity of the care of such juveniles (principles of community involvement & continuous care).