Out of Despair - providing solutions to break the pathways leading to violent, suicidal and drug-induced deaths of young people (Young Despair)

The Project identifies preventable social factors and processes that led to fatal life situations for young people.

Objectives

The Project looks for means to prevent fatal trajectories among youth and to enhance understanding of how inequality, exclusion, and overall ill-being play out in young people’s lives.

Implementation

The Project will be conducted by researchers from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the Finnish Youth Research Society, and the universities of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku in broad collaboration with young people and interaction partners in practical fields and administration.

Partners

• Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet)
• Aggredi street violence prevention work 
• The Blue Ribbon Foundation
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
• City of Helsinki
• Correlation-European `Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN)
• Criminal Sanctions Agency 
• Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
• FinFami - Uusimaa ry
• The Finnish Blue Ribbon
• Finnish University Network for Youth Studies (YUNET)
• Finnish co-operation network on the field of substance use (PÄIVYT)
• Finnish Red Cross
• Finnish Foundation for Supporting Ex-offenders
• Leiden University
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Huoma - Henkirikosten uhrien läheiset ry
• Helsinki Police Department
• Icehearts ry
• Irti Huumeista ry
• Mielenterveyden Keskusliitto
• MIELI Mental Health Finland
• Ministry of Justice (National Council for Crime Prevention)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• The Network for Preventive Substance Abuse Work
• Non-Discrtimination Ombudsman
• Ombudsman for children
• Safety Investigation Authority, Finland
• Sekasin kollektiivi
• Sopimusvuori ry 
• SOSTE - Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health
• Tukikohta ry
• University of California
• University of Copenhagen
• University of West of Scotland
• Wellbeing Services County of Päijät-Häme

Funding

The Project is funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Academy of Finland.

Contact information

Pekka Hakkarainen
Research Professor
Tel +358 29 524 7161
[email protected]