EmotioNet Project

The EmotioNet project addresses the growing concern over hardening attitudes and violent radicalisation among children and youth online. We provide parents with the knowledge and tools to understand and prevent the risks of radicalisation.

The project develops models that improve parents’ ability to support the resilience of children and youth against harmful online content originating from extremist ideologies, and to react to the potential risk of radicalisation. In developing these models, workshops and dialogue groups are organised to listen to the experiences and concerns of both parents and youth.

Parents are also offered group and individual support. The purpose of this support is to strengthen parents’ resources and help them find new perspectives on challenging situations where a concern for a child or young person has arisen.

Furthermore, the project trains professionals and volunteers in online resilience and the prevention of radicalisation. The goal is to increase the ability of professionals to recognise the phenomenon and offer appropriate help. The training is especially aimed at professionals working in digital environments, but it is suitable for all professionals and volunteers who encounter youth or their parents.

Main Objective

The main objective of the project is to strengthen parents’ ability to understand online phenomena and to support the resilience of youth against extremist content.

Project Goals

To increase parents’ opportunities to recognise and react to the risk of youth radicalisation through a low-threshold digital tool.
To improve guidance for finding help related to radicalisation by integrating relevant information into MIELI ry’s AI Assistant for Parenting.
To strengthen professionals’ readiness to recognise the phenomenon of radicalisation and support the online resilience of youth.
To offer parents group and individual support for challenging situations.

The project is funded by EU ISF – Internal Security Fund 1.5.2026-30.4.2028