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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    101Haris Bilalovićbil***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    102Ena Salmanena***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    103Aleksandra Hadžićhad***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    104Samo Pastirksam***@gmail.comSlovenija
    105Dejana Baltesbal***@gmail.comSerbia
    106VERA DANEŠ-BROZEKver***@gmail.comBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
    107Edin Nurkicedi***@gmail.comHrvatska
    108Ema Ćuharaema***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    109Krista Vangeneugdenkri***@gmail.comBelgium
    110Anna Dyckann***@gmail.comSweden
    111Sabrina Marxsab***@educatieve-academie.beBE
    112Miroslava Marjanovićmir***@gmai.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    113Tatjana Gjurkovictat***@gmail.comCroatia
    114M***mai***@hotmail.beBE
    115Tatjana Kapuralintat***@gmail.comHrvatska
    116Sanda Puljiz Vidovićsan***@gmail.comHrvatska
    117Senita Bravicsen***@gmail.comBosnia and Hercegovina
    118Matej Hulinamat***@gmail.comCroatia
    119Lidija Arambašićlid***@ffzg.hrCroatia
    120Dijana Jovicic Hadziahmetovicdij***@outlook.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    121Hanne Snackaerthsn***@hotmail.comBelgium
    122Tamara Vibovectvi***@gmail.comHrvatska
    123Selma Karasofticsel***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    124A***brk***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    125D***dze***@gmail.comBA
    126Marina Mladenovmar***@gmail.comSerbia
    127Anka Izetbegovicank***@dugabih.com.baBosnia and Herzegovina
    128Suzana Todorovićsuz***@yahoo.comBosna i Hercegovina
    129Ana Budimirana***@gmail.comHrvatska
    130Samo Bohaksam***@gmail.comSI
    131Mirjana Mavrakmma***@yahoo.comBosnia and Hercegovina
    132I***ima***@gmail.comCroatia
    133Emina Osmanovic Basicosm***@yahoo.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    134Armin Babovićarm***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    135Sanja Durtkasan***@gmail.comBiH
    136Jana Petreskajan***@yahoo.comNorth Macedonia
    137Alma Mulićalz***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    138Anela Hasanagicane***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    139Alma Lepiralm***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    140Sofija Tovarovicsof***@yahoo.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    141Marta Pavlovićmar***@gmail.comSerbia
    142M***mub***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    143Fitore Bajrami Abdifit***@unite.edu.mkNorth Macedonia
    144Vesna Bajsanski-Agicves***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    145Senka Čimposen***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    146Almedina Tirićd_a***@hotmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    147Klementina Nuk-Vukovickle***@yahoo.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    148Aida Ivkovicaid***@savethechildren.orgBosna i Hercegovina
    149Ljiljana Miljanovicmil***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    150Ismet Lisicaism***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    151Džindo Farukfar***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    152Rade Đevićrad***@gmail.comBiH
    153Kate Tia Divizickat***@poliklinika-djeca.hrHrvatska
    154Esmina Avdibegovićesm***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    155Adisa Vrabac77.***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    156Jocelyne Quennelljoc***@aol.comUnited Kingdom
    157Nermina Becirevicner***@yahoo.comBosna i Hercegovina
    158Carla Barber-Doylecar***@gmail.comUnited Kingdom
    159Vildana Obucaobu***@gmail.comBIH
    160Srebrenka Hotadzo***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    161Tea Kneževićtea***@gmail.comCroatia
    162A***brz***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    163Sara Jerebicsar***@blizina.siSlovenia
    164Zvjezdana Aličićzvj***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    165Jasenka Hoffmannhof***@gmail.comUnited Kingdom
    166Goran Arbanasgor***@bolnica-vrapce.hrCroatia
    167Karen Davies-Houghkar***@tact-ltd.co.ukUnited Kingdom
    168FRANCES GLASPERfgl***@yahoo.co.ukUnited Kingdom
    169Ane Marie Gačnikam.***@gmail.comSlovenia
    170Adna Kepešadn***@yahoo.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    171Lynnette Willetlyn***@outlook.comEnglad
    172Ramiz Huremagićram***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    173Ines Jakovčićija***@yahoo.comHrvatska
    174Oana Maria Popescudr.***@gmail.comRomania
    175Alena Velagicale***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    176Lejla Mustoo Başermus***@gmail.comBosnia & Herzegovina
    177Nadežda Mojsilovićnad***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    178Vesna Jevsenakinf***@ples-in-terapija.siSlovenia
    179Anja Kurentanj***@gmail.comSlovenia
    180P***uvi***@gmail.comSlovenia
    181Irena Papežire***@gmail.comSlovenia
    182Nika Rebecnre***@gmail.comSlovenia
    183Katja Štucinstu***@gmail.comSIovenia
    184Natasa Dominkonat***@gmail.comSlovenia
    185Maja Klemenčičmaj***@gmail.comSlovenia
    186Tihana Svobodatih***@gmail.comCroatia
    187Ksenija Zorkse***@gmail.comSlovenia
    188Mirjana Zecirevicmir***@gmail.comCroatia
    189Nermina Vehabovic -Rudezner***@gmail.comBosna i Hercegovina
    190Gagula Dželilagag***@outlook.comBosnia and Herzegovina
    191K***ker***@gmail.comBosnia and Herzegoviha
    192Metka Furlaniinf***@metkafurlani.siSlovenia
    193Tamara Sernectam***@gmail.comSlovenia
    194Amela Talić-Kasapame***@hotmail.comBA
    195Jana Rijavecjan***@gmail.comSlovenia
    196Edina Šifraredi***@gmail.comSlovenija
    197Petra tekavectek***@gmail.comSlovenia
    198Maja Remicrem***@gmail.comSlovenia