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Description
There is a low availability of emotional counseling services in Klaipeda district for individuals experiencing emotional difficulties: mild signs of depression, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and psychological adaptation problems. As a result, people often do not understand the problem, deal with physical and psychological symptoms, and do not know how to deal with the first symptoms of depression and anxiety to prevent bigger problems in the future.
The aim of the project is to ensure the accessibility of mental health services in Klaipeda district. The main task of the project is to encourage Klaipeda district residents to seek help in the face of emotional difficulties and provide them with evidence-based, accessible and responsive low-intensity emotional counseling services.
The target group of the project is 18+ residents of Klaipėda district municipality who experience mild signs of depression, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and psychological adaptation problems and do not seek psychological / medical assistance. The project will create two jobs for well-being advisers. The project will create affordable low-intensity emotional counseling services for the population, improve their health status and prevent the possible deterioration of their psychosomatic condition and the development of mental disorders.
Summary of project results
The problem for which the project was initiated was the insufficient availability of emotional counseling services in Klaipėda district municipality for individuals experiencing emotional difficulties: mild signs of depression, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and psychological adaptation problems. As a result, people often do not understand the problem, deal with physical and psychological symptoms, and do not know how to deal with the first symptoms of depression and anxiety to prevent bigger problems in the future, such as deterioration of psychosomatic condition and development of mental disorders.
The initiated project aim was to improve the provision of mental health services, ensuring their accessibility.
The task of the project was to encourage Klaipeda district municipality residents to seek help in the face of emotional difficulties and provide them with evidence-based, accessible, and responsive low-intensity emotional counseling services to deal with the first symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Project activities:
1. Preparation and repair works of a place for the provision of well-being advisers services;
2. Well-being advisers training;
3. Provision and assurance of low-intensity emotional counseling services for the adults;
4. Activities and initiatives that increase the publicity of the well-being advisers services in Klaipėda district, reducing stigma, attracting clients, and increasing the attractiveness of counseling services.
The target group of the project was 18+ residents of Klaipėda district municipality who experienced the first anxiety and depression syndromes and did not seek psychological/medical assistance.
During the project implementation, 3 well-being advisers were trained and 2 of them were providing well-being advisers services in Klaipeda district towns Priekule and Gargždai. During the implementation of the project activities, the premises in Priekule were repaired and adapted for the provision of services, and necessary equipment for 2 workplaces was purchased.
The project introduced new free-of-charge low-intensity emotional counseling services and after training of well-being advisers provided services to 132 persons during the project implementation time.