Under the coordination of Carla Sousa, CICANT welcomed Mustafa Can Gursesli for a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) within the COST Action “Digital
Mental Health for Young People” (YouthDMH) CA23153. The mission, held from 22 to 31 August 2025, focused on the project G.A.M.E.S. – Gaming Addiction and Motivation Evaluation System: A Youth-Centered Model for Understanding Digital Well-being and Risk Behaviors.
During this stay, the grantee worked on analyzing cross-cultural data on gaming motivations, well-being, and digital life balance. The mission advanced the validation of new tools and set the stage for future publications and collaborations on gaming addiction and digital health.