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Description
Ignalina District Municipality Administration together with partners Ignalina District Municipality Public Health Bureau and Public Institution "Training for Society and Personnel" will implement and develop the model of welfare consultants in the municipality. The aim of the project is to strengthen mental health and reduce health inequalities in the territory of Ignalina district municipality. The project will benefit 330 residents of Ignalina (adults aged from18 and children aged from 16 to 18) who have mild symptoms of stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression and psychological adaptation problems. During the project implementation, a work places for a welfare consultant will be created (premises repaired, furniture, equipment, methodological tools purchased), the provision of welfare consultant services at the municipal inter-institutional level will be strengthened, welfare consultant services will be provided to the target group, a social campaign to attract the target group is carried out.
Summary of project results
The project "Implementation of the model of welfare consultants in the municipality of Ignalina district" aimed to solve the following pressing problems of society: taking care of public mental health and good emotional well-being, improving the prevention of mental diseases such as depression, and reducing inequalities in health improvement in the municipality of Ignalina district. The main goal of the project was achieved - to create a model of well-being consultants that would contribute to improving the health and social well-being of the residents of the Ignalina district municipality.
The project carried out activities and achieved the following results:
- 5 publicity events (contests) were organized, in which 155 people participated.
- Information about the activities of the welfare consultant is constantly provided and updated on the created website and Facebook account of the welfare consultant
- A modern well-being consultant''s office is equipped.
- Purchased furniture and computer equipment for the welfare consultant''s office.
- Organize 36 hours duration of the Applicant''s, partners'' and cooperating institutions'' employees'' seminars, in which 36 employees participated.
- Arrange 48 hours duration Training of employees and representatives of communities, in which 39 employees participated.
- Trained 2 wellbeing counselors to provide low intensity emotional counseling services.
- 304 residents of the municipality of Ignalina district received low-intensity emotional counseling services. The emotional health of these residents has improved and the level of satisfaction with the services provided has been achieved.
- Organized publicity of the activities of the welfare consultant: 5 articles were prepared in the regional press, 2 newspapers of the welfare consultant were prepared, 1 video clip was created, 21 educational posters of the welfare consultant were created, advertising paraphernalia was purchased and distributed to residents during publicity events.
304 residents of the Ignalina district municipality received direct benefits. The social service center of the Ignalina district municipality received an indirect benefit, as the well-being consultant''s office established there improved the infrastructure of this institution. Family members of those who received the services of a well-being counselor also benefited indirectly, as their loved ones'' problems were solved or alleviated, and their emotional state improved.