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Systematic support of mental health in adolescence

Department 58 – International Relations
Department 58 – International Relations

Published

Updated 12-4-2022
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Project
Region Plzeň Region
Title of the ProgrammeHealth
Title of the ProjectSystematic support of mental health in adolescence
Number of the ProjectZD-ZDOVA1-013
Project Promoter

University of West Bohemia

Project Partner from Donor State

N/A

Czech Partner

Regional Center for Education and Language School, Pilsen,sady 5.května 42

Status

Estimated project duration: 05/2021 –04/2024

More Information

Target group: Adolescents (15-19 years) and adolescents with mental health problems/illness

Web pages:

https://old.zcu.cz/pracoviste/ipc/projektova-cinnost/Podpora-dusevniho-zdravi/
https://bezbarier.zcu.cz/o-nas/poduz/
https://www.facebook.com/div.nej.zcu
http://instagram.com/div_nej_

Total Eligible Costs

374 555 EUR

Grant

374 555 EUR

Project description:

The capacities of regional services supporting the mental health of children and adolescents, as well as the care of individuals with mental illness from this target group, are insufficient.We will increase awareness of the topic of mental health and illness, destigmatize the topic, support spreading of good practice and generally expand the services offered in the Pilsen Region.

We will organize educational, preventive and destigmatizing activities for students in schools in order to increase mental health awareness and contribute to the destigmatization of people with experience of mental illness.

We will provide comprehensive education of pedagogical staff and people working with children and adolescents with an emphasis on primary prevention in the field of mental health and destigmatization of the topic of mental illness in cooperation with the project partner " Regional Centre for Education and Language School with the right to a state language exam, Plzeň, sady 5. května 42”.

We will increase the efficiency of the existing counselling and therapeutic services of the Psychological Counselling Centre at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen by expanding consultation hours and introducing new methods and approaches (e.g. crisis chat, email counselling, recovery approach). This will make the counselling centre low threshold in terms of availability and anonymity.

All activities of the project are interconnected in order to create an effective and functional system of preventive support for children and adolescents in the field of mental health and strengthen the services offered in the Pilsen region with an emphasis on the development of a healthy non-stigmatizing society.