EDI Slovensko: Implementation & Dissemination Partner for Youth Mental Health & Prevention Interventions

EDI Slovensko (Eating Disorders Institute Slovakia; operating under the brand "Chuť žiť") is a leading Slovak non-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention, early detection, and multidisciplinary outpatient treatment of eating disorders and body image-related difficulties. We operate with a 19-member multidisciplinary team (psychologists, nutritionists, therapeutic educators, peer specialists) and have served 9,463 unique clients and reached 16,396 children through complex prevention programmes.

What We Offer

We seek to join consortia as implementation, training, and pilot-site partners, providing a unique bridge between academic research and large-scale practical application in mental health and youth health:

• Evidence-based expertise in behavioral health interventions, mental health prevention, and early intervention targeting young people (8-25 years)

• Direct access to beneficiary populations through schools, community settings, and our national helpline

• Implementation science capacity—translating evidence-informed protocols into scalable, community and school-based programmes

• Multidisciplinary team expertise spanning psychology, nutrition, therapeutic education, and peer support

• Pilot testing infrastructure—our outpatient model and national helpline serve as real-world laboratories for testing and validating interventions

• Digital assets—functional e-learning platform and digital chat infrastructure for data collection, professional training, and dissemination

• Stakeholder engagement experience—proven capacity for youth co-creation, family involvement, and partnerships with schools, local authorities, and health policymakers

• Research & evaluation expertise—pre-post intervention study design, population-level data analysis, and translation of findings into clinical and educational practice

Why Partner with EDI Slovensko

• Widening country perspective—Central European, post-socialist context underrepresented in Horizon consortia

• NGO-led implementation—civil society voice and grassroots stakeholder engagement capacity

• Real-world validation infrastructure—access to 1,800–2,500 adolescents annually through preventive programmes and ~1,000 individuals through helpline services

• Policy uptake pathway—established connections with Slovak Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and local authorities

• Proven EU experience—current ERASMUS+ and national funding projects (Youth-Led Peer Support 2022–2023; Taste for Living Helpline 2025–2026)