AdRisk Project

Mission & Vision

The AdRisk Project mission is to enhance the quality of life of adolescents aged 15-24 by encouraging the creation of stimulating environments and learning opportunities where they can fully explore and develop their physical, psychological and social skills and competencies, without undue injury risks. There vision statement is:

Risk taking is fun: Better be safe than sorry!

Objectives

• Advocate the importance of injury prevention and safety promotion for adolescents aged 15-24 at both European and national level, and for consistency of policies and educational programmes used throughout Europe that impact on the safety of young people.
• Mediate the different interests in society regarding youth injury prevention and safety promotion with coordinated actions by all concerned: governments, health, and other social and economic sectors, nongovernmental and voluntary organisations, local authorities, business, and the media.
• Provide strategy recommendations and tools to different stakeholders to promote injury prevention among adolescents with specific focus on risk taking behaviour.
• Strengthen actions for empowering young people to cope with risks and to explore their potential without undue injury risks.

Project Results

The AdRisk project has created a range of materials that have an innovative vision and can serve to fill the gaps in tackling injuries among 15-24 year olds. Working together with youth and seeing them as a resource is central to the project vision. In this respect the materials focus on strengthening youth competence to tackle risk and cope with challenges.

For the AdRisk Project Results, click here