# Advancing youth safety and wellbeing in EMEA

DevFeed: [Advancing youth safety and wellbeing in EMEA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/advancing-youth-safety-and-wellbeing-in-emea-6282.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/advancing-youth-safety-in-emea>)

Published: 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [responsible-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsible-ai.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [education](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/education.md>), [europe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/europe.md>), [health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [responsible-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/responsible-ai.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI introduces a European Youth Safety Blueprint and announces the first recipients of its EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant. The blueprint proposes five policy pillars covering responsible AI adoption in education, age-appropriate safeguards, privacy-preserving age assurance, protections against harmful outputs, and parental controls. The EUR 500,000 grant program supports 12 organizations conducting work and research on youth safety, wellbeing, AI literacy, mental health support, and related resources.

## Source excerpt

Explore OpenAI's European Youth Safety Blueprint and EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grants, advancing safe, responsible AI for teens, families, and educators.