On 02nd of April 2021, National Centre of Mental Health and Anti-drug Action organized the launching conference for the predefined project no. 7 ”Support for the Development of Community Mental services for children and adolescents” as part of European Public Health Challenges Programme financed EEA Grants 2014-2021.
At this event attended the representatives of National Centre of Mental Health and Anti-drug Action, Norwegian University of Science and Technology-The Regional academic community for autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and narcolepsy (RFM), Ministry of Health, Ministry of European Investments and Projects, other beneficiary entities of the project.
The financial allocation to the project is 2,500,000 euro and the implementation period is 36 months. The project will be implemented by National Centre of Mental Health and Anti-drug Action in partnership with Norwegian University of Science and Technology-The Regional academic community for autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and narcolepsy (RFM).
The project shall support raising awareness and improving capacities of community members, parents, professionals in primary care, education and social protection field to better support children at risk and/or with mental health disorders, develop appropriate community mental health services for children with mental health disorders, and improve access to health care services for children with mental health disorders.
Main activities of the project:
- development and implementation of a national awareness raising campaign tackling stigma around mental health, the main barrier in accessing support services;
- development of positive parenting skills and empowerment of parents to identify early signs of emotional risk in their children and to make timely referrals to specialized services;
- capacity building for professionals in primary care, education and social protection sectors for timely identification and referral of children at risk of developing a mental health disorder/ with mental health disorders;
- elaboration of a national study on the incidence of mental health disorders among children and adolescents, especially pervasive developmental disorders;
- elaboration of 8 standards for mental health community services developed and implemented;
- capacity building for professionals in mental health field in order to treat children with mental health disorders – pervasive disorders, ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, attachment disorders;
- mental health service delivery for children diagnosed with a mental health disorder in 6 selected pilot community mental health centers.
The project contract was signed on 30th of March 2020 but its activities were delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
Click here for details: www.cnsmla.org.ro; https://www.facebook.com/proiectNT125/, www.ro-sanatate.ms.ro.
