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Markus Raivio
Kukunori
Next in Mind
Enabling individuals with severe mental health challenges such as psychosis, personality disorders, and severe depression to focus on skill sharing and co-creation in the arts.
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Martine Kveim
Young Happy Minds
Next in Mind
Offering workshops that are focused on teaching essential social and emotional skills to individuals.
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Joachim Vie
Norse Feedback
Next in Mind
Turning data into wisdom, and wisdom into action by measuring mental health and showing systems how to manage it.
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Tom Guldberg
Headspace / Mental Helse
Next in Mind
Creating a safe place where young people count and have a voice.
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Gry Heggås Jensen
Girku SOS
Next in Mind
Providing a cross-border helpline service driven by volunteers from the Sami population.
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Jette Larsen
MinPlan International
Next in Mind
Encouraging proactive mental health approaches, fostering support for family and healthcare, assisting in preventing suicidal thoughts.
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Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn
Stiftelsen 1825
Next in Mind
Promoting mental health among young adults across Sweden by providing support and treatment, and contributing to increased knowledge and engagement.
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Erika Steorn
Tjejzonen
Next in Mind
Offering a service for young women entailing being listened to by a fellow volunteer who has undergone a special training.
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Andreas Aabo, Rasmus Ravn Frost & Tobias Pankoke
Healper
Next in Mind
Supporting emerging adults to get the right certified mental health counselor through a matching service between clients and therapists.
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Guuled Mohamed
Bright Step Sweden
Incubator program
Reducing social and economic inequalities by providing young people from disadvantaged areas a fair chance in the job market.
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Renato Dragic
Akribian
Offering an interactive, story-driven app that adapts learning to each child's needs, making math fun and engaging.
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Lars Lundqvist
FCV Sweden
Incubator program
Using game-based learning to help young adults in exclusion develop their skills and strengthen their motivation.
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