- About usWho we are?
- ProjectsOur Work
- «FreeEx – Responsibility. Freedom of expression»
- ,,Adaptation of newly recognized refugees and refugee children’’
- Xenophobia
- Exchange in Norway
- E-bulletin of good practices
- Information event „Xenophobia versus multiculturalism after Charlie Hebdo“
- Closing information event
- Vision of the program
- Seminar for journalists
- Pedagogical staff trainings
- Campaign for the community and city fest of cultures
- Seminaries for youngsters and preparation for young leaders
- Exhibitions “We want peace”
- Creation of a movie for the project
- Icelandic Model
- Correlation study on the drug addiction among children and youth and juvenile criminology
- Work meetings for introduction with the Icelandic model for prevention and exchange of practices
- Adaptation of the Icelandic model
- Conducting a joint conference on topic: „The Icelandic model in Bulgaria: Prevention of the crime-inducing behavior among children and youth with severe psychoactive addiction”
- Joint seminar training
- Workshop for parents on topic “Prevention of the psychoactive addiction”
- Visualization and publicity
- Project management
- Information and promotional activities for strengthening the bilateral relations
- Children’s grief project
- Enhancing the organizational and financial sustainability of SPOC
- Survey on topic: “How do we understand the grief, how to consult?”
- Increasing the capacity of SPOC by creating a support system for children, experiencing grief.
- Conduct of training seminars for the developed system
- Round table for discussing and popularizing the psychosocial system
- Project management
- “We understand and support you”
- Youth in Europe report (Substance use and social factors)
- “Three approaches to equal opportunities for people with mental illnesses”EU, ESF, Operational Programme “Human resources development”
- Aims of the project
- Innovations
- Partners
- Activities
- Research of employment methods for people with mental illnesses
- Creation of an employment model for people with mental illnesses
- Approbation and implantation of the innovative employment model for people with mental illnesses
- Research of a support model for children at risk with mentally ill parents
- Approbation and development of a system for consulting a child of a mentally ill person
- Launch and application of the innovative system for children with mentally ill parent
- Research of methods against depression and suicides amongst employed people
- Adaptation and developing an innovative system against depression and suicide among employers and employees.
- Implementing a system against depression and suicide among employed people.
- Evaluation of the results
- Distribution of the established innovations and the results
Research data
Through the process of research were discussed the prejudices in society towards people with mental illness. The studies had displayed some problems of people with mental illness. The research results outline the necessary tools for early prevention of stigmas. The outcome studies report attitudes, stigmas and difficulties in people with mental illness, summarized specifics in attitudes in different representatives of the majority and minorities. The studies are based on tools, developed for conducting the campaign – the data is used to provide the best approaches for conducting national campaign for early prevention “We understand and support you”. The campaign is aimed at changing social stigmas and providing equal treatment of citizens with mental illness in Bulgaria.
Question paper for nationally representative survey
The survey of nationally representative study outlines a clear picture of attitudes in society which promotes accurate framework of attitudes in society, helps to select the best preventive measures and campaigns to change attitudes and social inclusion of people with mental health diseases.
Activity 1.1. A nationally representative survey of public attitudes towards people with mental health problems or diseases. See the survey data here.
Questionnaire survey among adolescents 13-16 year olds in schools
The survey provides information for the attitudes of young people and improvеs their knowledge of the symptoms and types of mental disorders. It also contributes by reducing prejudice, improving knowledge about where and how to seek help for problems, related to mental health. Questionnaires were conducted through direct surveys.
Activity 1.2. A survey among adolescents 13-16 year olds in schools. See the survey data here.
Survey among adults with mental illness.
The purpose of this survey among adults with mental illness was to summarize the perceptions and experiences of people with mental disorders, regarding their difficulties in social, consumer and professional aspect. The study is performed by psychiatrists who work with the recipients.
Activity 1.3. Study of adults with mental illness. See the survey data here.