Sarajevo Declaration

  1. Placing the best interests of children and young people at the forefront of practice, with a focus on rights-based approaches, interdisciplinary collaboration, and global advocacy for their mental health and emotional well-being.
  2. Promoting therapeutic practices that integrate diverse professional perspectives, emphasizing a holistic view of child development—spanning physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions within an ecosystemic framework.
  3. Valuing meaningful engagement with children, young people, parents, carers, professionals, families, organizations, and communities to foster early intervention and preventative mental health care across disciplines.
  4. Encouraging creativity and nurturing human potential as essential components of emotional well-being, underscoring the need for international communication and collaboration to improve the health and well-being of children and young people.
  5. Acknowledging the multifaceted impact of adverse childhood experiences, and embracing research-informed, interdisciplinary approaches that learn from vulnerable children and young people, to improve care and support.
  6. Providing trauma-sensitive, responsive, and informed care tailored to the unique needs and circumstances of each child or young person, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration within a cultural and ecosystemic context.
  7. Recognizing the critical importance of safeguarding and child protection in professional practice, alongside empowering the voices of children and young people, with an awareness of intergenerational and transgenerational factors.
  8. Supporting the self-determination, agency, and resilience of children and young people, in partnership with care systems, while emphasizing the importance of youth voice and identity in shaping and delivering services.
  9. Deepening our understanding of issues related to belonging, autonomy, communication, and self-awareness in children and young people, in line with their developmental stages, and reinforcing the significance of interdisciplinary teamwork in promoting well-being.
  10. Highlighting the importance of research and best practices in services for children and young people, listening attentively to their lived experiences, alleviating their suffering, and integrating interdisciplinary insights to deliver holistic support.





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    1Vladimir Žuržulovićvla***@citygroup.baBosnia and Herzegovina
    2Mirela Badurinamir***@bhidapa.baBosnia & Herzegovina
    3Bruno Van den Boschbrn***@gmail.comBelgium
    4Sven Badurinasve***@gmail.comBA
    5Tanja Tankosić Girttan***@gmail.comBA
    6Azra Arnautovičazr***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovins
    7Tea Jerkictea***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    8Tomislav Lučićtom***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    9Šejla Bećirović-Čehajićlad***@gmail.comBiH
    10Berima Hačamber***@yahoo.co.ukBA
    11Azra Hamulicazr***@rps.edu.baBosnia and Herzegowina
    12Nadija Nurkovićnad***@gmail.comBiH
    13Jasenka Perovicijp***@yahoo.comBA
    14Jelena Subašićjel***@bhidapa.baBosna i Hercegovina
    15Zvjezdana Savicput***@hotmail.comBA
    16Mirela Hreljamir***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    17Edina Mandzoedi***@hotmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    18Jasenko Eminovicjas***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    19esmin Brodlijabro***@email.comBiH
    20Jesenka Hadžajlijajes***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    21Dzelila Mulić-Čorbodze***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    22Denis Badurinabad***@gmail.comBA
    23Hasija Boric Stojichas***@gmail.comBiH
    24Lana Veliclan***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    25Zina Drnda-Pašićzin***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    26Kadić Jasminkajas***@gmail.comBiH
    27Nikolina Đurićnik***@gmail.comHrvatska
    28Nina Trbićnin***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    29Medin Nezirmed***@gmail.comBosnia and Hercegovina
    30Katarina Višićdrk***@gmail.comSerbia
    31Edita Pajićeda***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    32Dženana Kuluglijadze***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    33Dragana Kuzmanovicdra***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    34Dženeta Otuzbir Mustajbegovićdz.***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    35Irma Becarirm***@masta.baBosnia & Herzegovina
    36Sandra Zaimoviczai***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    37Rusmir Zaimoviczai***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    38Belma Štetabel***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    39L***lor***@gmail.comZagreb
    40Emina Dzananovicemi***@gmail.comAE
    41Ivana Sladić Kljajićiva***@gmail.comCroatia
    42Tijana Mirovićtij***@gmail.comSerbia
    43Melita Perićmel***@gmail.comCroatia
    44Slađana Pačarizsla***@gmail.comСрбија
    45Katarina Mišetićkat***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    46Ivana Stevanovicpsi***@gmail.comSerbia
    47Amina Korjenićami***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    48Sandra Zgodićzgo***@gmail.comCroatia
    49Zumreta Behrićbeh***@bih.net.baBA
    50Prim. Dr, Goran Račetovićgra***@yahoo.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    51N***nel***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegowina
    52Sena Puhovskisen***@gmail.comCroatia
    53Meliha Tuzlakovicmel***@gmail.comNetherlands
    54B***bil***@gmail.comBosna &Hercegovina
    55Inesist***@hotmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    56A***alm***@yahoo.comBiH
    57Gordana Buljan Flandergor***@gmail.comCroatia
    58Neda Pleicned***@gmail.comCroatia
    59Olivera Milutinovićolj***@gmail.comSerbia
    60Tamara Ukwutam***@gmail.comCanada
    61Izet Odobašićize***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    62Morgijana Karicmor***@yahoo.comBosna i Hercegovina
    63Hanan Lizdehan***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    64Sanda Setasse***@hotmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    65Bruna Profacabru***@gmail.comHR
    66Sanela Basicsan***@yahoo.comBA
    67Nataša Jelenić Hereganat***@yahoo.co.ukHrvatska
    68Sedin Habibovićsed***@gmail.comBA
    69Morena Bojopsi***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    70E***emi***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    71Dea Badurinabad***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    72Pika Polona Bižalpik***@gmail.comBižal
    73Karolina Vorosver***@gmail.comSerbia
    74Adila Softićadi***@hotmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    75Predrag Petrovićpre***@gmail.comBiH
    76milica pavlovic petkovicmil***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    77Jovanka Bajramovićjov***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    78Nikolina Stankovicnik***@gmail.comCroatia
    79Jadrankaò Durakovicdur***@gmail.comBA
    80Tatjana Ninictat***@gmail.comHrvatska
    81Nikola Dukoskinik***@yahoo.comMacedonia
    82Diana Ridicdri***@yahoo.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    83Mila Gracaninmil***@gmail.comBA
    84Jasmin Bakšićjaf***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    85Stanislava Mujkicsta***@yahoo.comBA
    86Mirela Hadžićmik***@hotmail.comBA
    87Irena Bezićire***@gmail.comCroatia
    88Vesna Petrovicv.p***@gmail.comSerbia
    89Maja Kajtazmaj***@hotmail.comBosna and Hercegovina
    90Mirsada Sokolovićmir***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    91Fatima Bećirovićfat***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    92Tanja Šraj Lebarinf***@drustvo-metulj.siSlovenia
    93Alma Petrovićalm***@desetaosnovna.edu.baBiH
    94Jovanka Lazarevićjov***@najboljamamanasvetu.comSerbia
    95Sanela Lindsaysan***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    96Alana Piknjačala***@gmail.comBosnia and Hercegovina
    97Merita Mehić Sokoljaninmer***@hotmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    98Sabina Karamehmedovickar***@gmail.comBosna and Herzegovina
    99Doris Vlašićdor***@hotmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    100Aida Jerlagićaid***@yahoo.comBosna i Hercegovina