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Health care for children and students has been a sensitive problem in educational institutions of Lithuania for a long time. Little attention is paid to improve the mental well-being of children, to increase a prevention of harmful habits, to promote a healthy lifestyle. There is a lack of methodological tools, health care tools, equipment and furniture in the health offices located in the educational institutions. The health offices need repairs. The aim of the project is to improve the mental health of children and young people of school age. The task of the project is to renew the health offices of pre-school and school education institutions located in the municipality of Trakai district and equip them with methodological tools.
During the project, 15 health offices will be equipped with the necessary new methodological tools, 4 health offices will be repaired. Various methodological tools for the improvement of mental health will be purchased, as well as tools for the development of healthy lifestyle skills, physical activity, prevention of harmful habits, and sexuality education. Workplace for public health specialists will be improved.
The project will contribute to increasing the health (including mental health) of children and adolescents attending pre-school and school educational institutions. The quality of work of health care specialists will significantly improve after the repair of the poorly equipped health offices. Specialists will be able to provide quality, wide-ranging services and assistance to school-age children and young people.
The project is implemented together with a partner Public Health Bureau of Trakai District Municipality. During and after the project, partner together with public health professionals, will be responsible for the maintenance and suitability of the tools and equipment purchased.
Summary of project results
Health care for children and students has been a sensitive problem in educational institutions of Lithuania for a long time. The project aimed to solve problems related to the poor material base of health offices of pre-school and school education institutions of Trakai district municipality.
The aim of the project was to improve the mental health of children and young people of school age. The task of the project was to renew the health offices of pre-school and school education institutions located in the municipality of Trakai district and equip them with methodological tools.
During the implementation of the project, health-offices of 4 pre-school and school education institutions of Trakai district municipality were renovated, 15 health offices were equipped with methodological tools and equipment. A total of 1053 methodological tools and equipment items were purchased during the project, of which 517 are aimed at improving mental health of children and youth. During the project 10 local specialists were trained to provide services with the purchased tools and provided these services to children and young people.
During the implementation of the project more than 2000 children and young people received improved services and used the purchased tools and equipment. Services for children and youth were improved in 15 health offices. All health offices specialists trained during the project confirmed enhanced abilities to recognize and treat cases of bullying and/or psychosocial problems among children and youth. Developed and equipped infrastructure, as well as trained specialists, allowed to make more significant contribution to the development of children''s and youth health care infrastructure and reduction and prevention of health inequalities among pre-school and school education institutions of Trakai district municipality.