Sphinx Debate Center, at the request of and in collaboration with the OAM
Centre Céramique
Jan 28 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm GMT+1
How are young people growing up in our city and region actually doing? And what does it mean when ‘the system’ in particular gets stuck? How are young people growing up in Maastricht and the surrounding area actually doing? And what does it mean if not only young people get stuck, but especially the system that is supposed to support them? In South Limburg, youth care has been under considerable pressure, both in terms of content and finances, for some time. In recent years, municipalities have had to contribute millions of euros, while it remained unclear what improvements this yielded. This calls for an honest conversation about where the real problems lie and how we can move forward.
We have been talking for years about the failing youth care system, but what do young people themselves see? What do their families and the people who work with them see? This debate puts everything on the table. We often read about performance pressure and mental problems, while the reality is less clear-cut than the newspaper headlines suggest. That is why we look beyond the system and explore what young people, families and professionals show about growing up in this day and age.
Professor Levi van Dam will open the evening with a plea to look at young people and mental health differently. Forensic educationalist Naomi Koning will share insights from her research into resilience during the corona period. After that, we will talk with young people, professionals and policymakers from the region. Other speakers will be announced later. It will be an evening about resilience, education, system boundaries and the question of what a society needs to allow every child to grow up healthy.
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