MindTech
Strategies for Managing Digital Addiction and Promoting Well-being
The MindTech project equips youth workers with skills and tools to promote digital well-being, prevent digital addiction, and strengthen young people’s self-regulation and digital literacy. It creates a sustainable European framework by developing the CyberWell Academy e-learning platform and the WiseScreen Toolkit.
Context
European youth face increasing digital distraction, anxiety related to constant connectivity, and a higher risk of problematic use of social media and video games. High daily internet use, declining physical activity, and poor digital literacy—only 36% verify online content—intensify these challenges. A large number of students report distractions in class, poorer academic performance, and insufficient training in digital safety and critical thinking. Families and the educational environment lack proven tools to address excessive screen use and misinformation.
The project addresses these needs by equipping young people, the educational environment and families with digital wellbeing strategies, strengthening resilience and jointly creating practical resources to promote healthier and safer digital habits.
Objectives
Reduce digital addiction and promote healthier digital habits among young people by addressing excessive screen use, problematic gaming, and compulsive social media behaviours through evidence-based prevention tools.
Strengthen digital literacy and critical thinking by equipping youth with the skills to assess online content, recognise risks, and navigate the digital environment safely and responsibly.
Enhance mental well-being and resilience through cognitive-behavioural strategies, mindfulness-based activities, and gamified tools that support emotional regulation and reduce anxiety linked to digital overuse.
Build the capacity of youth workers, educators, and families by providing practical training, personalised learning pathways, and open educational resources (the CyberWell Academy and the WiseScreen Toolkit) to support youth in managing digital habits.
Ensure long-term impact and European transferability through piloting, evaluation, and dissemination of scalable methodologies, promoting sustained adoption of digital well-being practices across educational and community settings.
Main activities
5 national reports containing a comprehensive assessment of digital wellbeing and technology addiction to identify patterns of use, risk factors and the needs of young people, professionals and families.
A document that will include the theoretical and professional skills framework for understanding and correctly addressing digital addictions.
An online learning platform with personalised training pathways, five training modules and open educational resources to empower professionals and families.
Joint design and development of the WiseScreen Toolkit, a set of practical tools, educational activities, teaching materials and interactive resources aimed at promoting healthy digital habits and strengthening the resilience of young people.
Implementation of pilot sessions in educational and community settings with 10 youth workers and 25 young people to evaluate the tools, methodologies and training developed, with the participation of young people, professionals and experts in participatory validation processes.
Dissemination, transferability and sustainability actions at European level, including national dissemination conferences, digital activities, final reports and strategies to integrate the project tools into long-term digital wellbeing policies and practices.
Results / Expected Impact
Enhanced digital well-being and literacy among 25 young people, who will have improved self-regulation, critical thinking, and emotional resilience, reducing risks linked to excessive screen time, problematic gaming, and risky online behaviours.
Strengthened professional capacity of 10 youth workers, educators, and trainers, who will have gained evidence-based tools and skills to implement digital well-being actions, fostering long-term support structures.
5,000 people and stakeholders engaged by the dissemination and visibility actions through a dedicated website, and social media and the 5 National conferences
500+ users will access the WiseScreen Toolkit and CyberWell Academy.
5 focus groups and expert consultations will promote dialogue, awareness, and integration of digital well-being practices in youth work and educational frameworks.
Validated and scalable outcomes will ensure learning outcomes, behavioural changes, and tool usability are effective and adaptable across European contexts. The CyberWell Academy and the WiseScreen Toolkit as open educational resources to support the ongoing digital well-being efforts, ensuring relevance, transferability, and European-level impact beyond the project’s duration.
About MindTech
MindTech project is coordinated by Istanbul Valiligi (TR) with partner organisations ABD (ES), ISTANBUL MEDIPOL ÜNIVERSİTES (TR), İSTANBULÇOCUK LARI VAKFI (TR), Meta4 Innovations (AT), Forum Citoyens (BE) y Ergon Training (EL).
Se implementará entre diciembre de 2025 y noviembre de 2027 en Turquía, Austria, España, Bélgica y Grecia.
Está financiado por la convocatoria Erasmus + KA220-YOU – Cooperation partnerships in youth de la Comisión Europea.
MindTech
The MindTech project equips youth workers with skills and tools to promote digital well-being, prevent digital addiction, and strengthen young people’s self-regulation and digital literacy.
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