New EU-funded SUPPORT-Y project launches to strengthen youth mental health across education, training and work
A consortium of twelve partners from eight European countries will co-create, pilot and scale mental health interventions for young people aged 12–25, backed by a five-year Horizon Europe grant. A new five-year research and innovation project, SUPPORT-Y (Supporting the Mental Health of Youth in Education, Training and Work), is launching this autumn with funding from […]
Supporting the Well-being of Children and Families
It has been a privilege for me to engage in long-term research collaboration with Professor Emeritus Juha Hämäläinen (Juha Hämäläinen – UEFConnect) and Professor Riitta Vornanen (Riitta Vornanen – UEFConnect) on themes that are both academically and societally significant: children’s and families’ well-being and sustainable development. Our collaboration has been based on a shared interest […]
Global Reflections on Inclusion: Disability Rights, Feedback, and Whole-School Approaches
From March 12–13, I had the privilege of participating in the 3rd Annual Disability Rights & Inclusion Conference hosted by Touro Law University, New York. The conference brought together an exceptional group of national and international experts to address the pressing issues facing the disability community across employment, education, judicial perspectives, and international contexts. Returning […]
Research Visit by Prof. Naomi Matsuura
The SuLLe research group at UEF, led by Assistant Professor Kaisa Pihlainen, recently had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Naomi Matsuura from the Faculty of Education at Mie University, Japan. The visit offered a valuable opportunity for academic exchange and collaborative learning. During his guest lecture, Prof. Matsuura presented research on intensive support for hiragana […]