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Description
Project implemented by Telsiai District Municipality Administration and partners Telsiai Social Services Center and Public Institution "Lecturers", will adress social problems:
1. Taking care of the mental health of the society by preventing serious illnesses and medical treatment.
2. Current health care and the stigma of depression demotivate people to seek help and lead to an even more widespread illness, as depression often spreads to people in the patient’s environment as well. The project will improve prevention and reduce health inequalities in the territory of Telsiai District municipality.
To achieve the goal of the project, the following tasks have been set:
1. Installation of a workplace for a welfare consultant (repair of premises, purchase of furniture, equipment, acquisition of tools to improve the quality of work for the welfare consultant).
2. Increasing the attractiveness of welfare counseling services at the inter-institutional level of the municipality;
3. Welfare consultant provision of services to the project target group; 4. Social campaign to attract the target group. The project will run a publicity campaign to create positive public feedback about the services of welfare consultants and their potential benefits to human mental health.
The aim of the project is to strengthen mental health and reduce health inequalities in the territory of Telsiai district municipality. The project will benefit 384 residents of Telšiai district municipality(adults aged from 18) who have mild symptoms of stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression and psychological adaptation problems. The aim will be to implement the model of well-being advisors in Telsiai district municipality and to make people feel more concious about their mental health.
Summary of project results
The project "Implementation of the of welfare consultants’ model in Telsiai district municipality " aimed to solve the following pressing societal problems: 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 Telšiai district. The main goal of the project has been achieved - to create a model of well-being consultants that would contribute to improving the health and social well-being of the population of Telšiai district municipality.
The project carried out activities and achieved the following results:
- 5 publicity events (contests) were organized, in which 150 participants took part.
- 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 31 employees participated.
- Arrange 48 hours duration Training of employees and representatives of communities, in which 41 employees participated.
- 1 Wellbeing Counselor trained to provide low intensity emotional counseling services.
- 387 residents of the municipality of Telsiai 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: 4 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.
387 residents of Telšiai district municipality received direct benefits. Indirect benefit was received by the Social Services Center of the Telsiai District Municipality, 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.