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Mental Health
Young people address EU policymakers on mental health
October 14 2024
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Young people and children are calling on EU decision-makers for safer spaces, stronger support systems, and better access to mental health care.
Mental Health Day
'War makes everyone vulnerable, and big traumas like that take a very long time to heal'
October 10 2024
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For nine-year-old Artem, the office of psychologist Lyudmila is, quote, ‘like home’ because ‘you can have tea here’ and ‘Lyudmila can find solutions for everything’.
Youth Participation
Let children’s voices be heard! Join the youth-led Together project final event
September 30 2024
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Within the EU co-funded project, 'Together: Working in partnership with children and youth to enhance their rights in responses to crisis situations such as Covid-19 and other emergencies,' SOS Children’s Villages has worked with children and young people in Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and Spain to empower and enable them to participate meaningfully in public decision-making on all topics that affect them.
EMERGENCIES
Psychological support brings sense of security to children following missile attack on Israel
April 18 2024
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The Iranian attacks on Israel on Sunday caused fear and anxiety in the children and young people in our programmes in Israel. A 7-year-old girl was injured.
GAZA
‘Many children find it easier to paint bad experiences than to talk about them’
April 5 2024
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Sixty-eight children from the SOS Children's Village Rafah in Gaza were successfully evacuated to Bethlehem in the West Bank in mid-March. Psychologist Mutaz Lubbad accompanied the children. In this interview, he talks about their psychological state and the help they need most urgently now.
Mental Health
There is no health without mental health
October 10 2023
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When we are feeling depressed, we may not have the courage to talk to anyone about it – we keep it under the hat, and make sure that no one knows that we are going to see a mental health practitioner and should we be given meds, we are likely to hide them from others.
Opinion
Promote mental health without leaving any child, caregiver, or family behind
October 10 2023
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Mental health is central to providing quality care to children and young people. It is essential not only for the wellbeing of each child or young person, but also for care practitioners. Concerted awareness raising to identify the adverse effects of mental illness to individuals and society is necessary and urgent.
Mental Health
Arsha's journey to mental well-being
October 5 2023
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"While some may believe that people can't recall events from their early years, that's not entirely true. I still carry the memories of that painful time with me," says 13-year-old Arsha.
Mental Health
Debunking mental health taboos in Africa
September 22 2023
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A lack of understanding about mental health and its associated illnesses prevents millions of people in Africa from seeking adequate medical care. SOS Children's Villages organized a three-day mental health conference in Nairobi to address this issue.
Mental Health
The EU’s comprehensive approach to mental health: ensuring the needs of children and young people are at the centre
February 17 2023
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As the European Commission is preparing its proposal on a comprehensive approach on mental health, SOS Children’s Villages calls on the EU to outline concrete actions to ensure the mental wellbeing of children and youth, especially those without or at risk of losing parental care.
Mental Health
Mental health support for children lacking in low and middle-income countries
November 24 2022
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More than 225 million children live with a mental disorder, which is more than the population of Germany, the UK, and France combined. Of these, 88% live in low and middle-income countries.
Mental Health
A school year marked by uncertainty
October 21 2022
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“The start of the school year was marked by fear and uncertainty,” says Aleksandra Sikorska, a psychologist with SOS Children’s Villages in Poland. Economics woes, the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 have led to a mental health crisis among children.
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