The project addresses the mental health of young people, area where the services in Romania are far from European and World Health Organization standards. The project will support the improvement of quality of early diagnosis services, improvement of the legal framework concerning assistance to young people with mental health disorders and a positive change of the public perception of mental health disorders, increasing the access of these young people to an adequate therapy in a timely manner, thus increasing their chances of social and professional integration The project will involve young people and representatives of NGOS and public institutions in the development of proposals for the improvement of legislation in the field of assistance for young people with mental health disorders, proving the effectiveness of interventions of civil society in solving serious problems A serious barrier in providing support to adolescents with mental health of disorders is the current legislative framework, which does not allow interventions on minors unless parents consent, regardless of the seriousness of the problems. Parents are often unable to accept that the problems of children are real and important, and still remain in the stage of denial of problems until they become explosive, at which point you cannot make too much. Thus, many children and young people with problems are excluded from any form of therapy, whether it comes to behavioral disorders, substance addiction, depression with suicidal tendencies. Project goal: Increase the chances of social inclusion of youth with mental health disorders by facilitating their access to specialized services in the context of a public private partnership. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. development of 35 young people abilies to identify and analyze the needs for increasing access of adolescents and young people to prevention and treatment services in the field of mental health 2. develop communication, mobilizing and team work skills of 120 young people on the theme of promoting mental health among young people and communities 3. creating mechanisms of information in the field of mental health for 1,000 young people and adults-400 teachers, parents 4. Increase in awareness of 1000 people to sustain through an online petition a better access of adolescents and youths to prevention and treatment services in the field of mental health 5. Enhancing public-private partnership by involving more than 20 public and private entities in the elaboration of proposals for the improvement of legislation relating to children and adolescents access to mental health services The project will create a regional meeting and 4 County meetings of young people and youth policy makers In these meetings, young people, people in charge of policies and experts of Mehedinti, Dolj, Gorj and Olt will work in the following areas: -highlighting the European and World Health Organization strategies concerning the mental health of young people -identification of best practice models and issues at regional and national level -the development of strategies and proposals for legislative improvements to increase young people's access to prevention and treatment services in the field of mental health The project will lead to: • Promoting models of good practice to facilitate the access of adolescents with mental health disorders to specialist services • Changing the attitudes and behaviors of the general public towards people with mental health problems • Increase in public awareness regarding the problems of mental health of young people