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(B) Activating young unemployed peopleThe municipality activates young unemployed people through individually tailoredprogrammes so that they can develop competencies and attend a structured trainingprogramme. The Youth Guidance Centre of Copenhagen, the national job centresand the upper-secondary schools can collaborate to support coherent action. Readingto inspire action (in Danish): Initiatives and tools related to youth programmesand to young people and mental health are available from the Danish National Centrefor Employment Initiatives www.cabiweb.dk.(D) Participation in outdoor activitiesThe municipality launches action to integrate disadvantaged children and adolescentsin normal outdoor activities such as sports, scouting activities or music to enablenew social relations and improve the quality of life. The municipalities couldcollaborate with voluntary associations, for example, to establish programmes todevelop competencies and guidance on leisure activities, which can be combinedwith guidance on opportunities for financial support for children and for activities.Reading to inspire action: The experience from the project Leisure Activity Passis available from the National Board of Social Services www.socialstyrelsen.dk,search for Fritidspas.(D) Preventing people from dropping out of upper-secondary schoolThe municipality forms partnerships with upper-secondary schools to prevent peoplefrom dropping out through social and educational action focusing on community,belonging and mastery. One way of supporting this action is to establish accessiblepsychotherapy services, mentoring schemes and support groups.Reading to inspire action (in Danish): Websites: The Danish Mental Health Fundwww.tabu.dk, The National Institute of Public Health www.cabiweb.dk and theNational Board of Social Services www.socialstyrelsen.dk. Publications: Katznelsonet al. (Local Government Denmark), Vejen mod de 95% – en erfaringsopsamlingfor Ungdomsuddannelse til alle projektet [Towards 95% – experience from theUpper-secondary Education for All project]; and Thorsteinsson & Jensen (Ministryof Children and Education), “Jeg kommer heller ikke i dag” – om støtte af sårbareunge i uddannelse [“I am not coming today either” – on supporting vulnerable adolescentsin schools].(B) Reducing stress and promoting well-being at municipal workplacesThe municipality prepares local policies on reducing and managing stress and promotingwell-being at municipal workplaces.Reading to inspire action (in Danish, except where noted): The Working EnvironmentInformation Centre www.arbejdsmiljoviden.dk and the National Instituteof Public Health www.cabiweb.dk provide initiatives and tools. The DanishHealthy Cities Network www.sund-by-net.dk has published several guidelines onhow to promote health at work. The National Research Centre for the Working Environmentwww.arbejdsmiljoforskning.dk, search for sickness absence, extensivesummary in English) has published a white paper on mental health, sickness absenceand return to work. Denmark’s five administrative regions and Danish Regionswww.regioner.dk, search for Op med nærværet) have gathered several evidence-informedsuggestions on how workplaces can promote well-being at workand reduce absence by “promoting presence”.(B) Basic level(D) Developmental levelHealth promotion packages in Denmark – introduction and recommendations 28