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The project aims to support mental health and well-being of children and adolescents in the CZE. This will be achieved through creation and implementation of a system for monitoring and strengthening mental health of children and adolescents, as well as through implementation and rigorous evaluation of the "High Five" mental health literacy and social-emotional learning program in elementary schools. The project benefits from our long-term efforts to strengthen population mental health, which is the main mission of the NIMH.
The main objectives of the project:
a) we will set up a system of mental health monitoring in educational institutions, which will also enable evaluation of relevant preventive programs;
b) we will implement and evaluate the program of social-emotional learning and mental literacy, which was developed and piloted by the National Institute of Mental Health within the already successfully implemented project.
The project builds on:
a) multidisciplinary approach, where an expert platform representing various stakeholders relevant to the field of mental health of children and adolescents in the CZE will be established;
b) evidence-based public policy, when the program developed in accordance with the best available records is implemented and evaluated in the context of the CZE using a multicenter randomized controlled trial;
c) the broad cooperation of stakeholders, including the Czech School Inspectorate, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Psychiatric Society, the Czech Professional Society for Inclusive Education, etc.
The project is in line with the objectives and specific activities of both, to the National Action Plan for Mental Health 2030 and the National Action Plan for Suicide Prevention.
The project will be implemented in partnership with Palacky University in Olomouc and with the support of cooperating organizations that represent key stakeholders in the field.