Digital Handbook on Key Mental Health Concepts

Created through co-design with young people and pedagogues as well as psychologists across Austria, Cyprus, Spain, and Romania, the handbook offers practical tools, clear explanations, and engaging content to help:

• Improve mental health literacy

• Recognize early signs of distress

• Promote resilience and healthy coping strategies

• Reduce stigma through open, informed conversations

  
  

The handbook is freely downloadable in PDF format, and serves as a foundation for our upcoming videogame module, bringing theory and lived experience together.

Also available on Salto Youth

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Mental health Continuum and self care

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About the Autor

Dr. Markella Grigoriou, Ph.D., is a research fellow and lecturer in psychiatry whose work bridges neuroscience, psychology, medicine, and philosophy. With a special interest in how social and emotional difficulties contribute to severe outcomes like suicidality, she develops and assesses prevention models grounded in social neuroscience, neuroimaging, and early intervention. Dr. Grigoriou has worked with institutions including the Institute for Mental Health in the UK and Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and delivers professional training, policy consultation, and personalised support to families, educators, and mental-health professionals both in Cyprus and internationally. Her ongoing mission: to promote mental health resilience from the earliest stages of life, enabling growth in emotional awareness, social connection, and quality of life.

Dr. Markella Grigoriou

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology