AFES Mental Health reaches more than a thousand students from educational centers

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[post_content] => [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The educational centers are finishing the school year, in which one more year AFES Salud Mental has been present. The entity’s awareness team, made up of volunteers and collaborators, social integration techniques, has come to the classrooms to create spaces for reflection and debate around emotional well-being, that help to break down the myths and prejudices that make real inclusion so difficult, as well as the enjoyment of the rights that all people have. In total, during the first semester of 2023, these actions in the classroom have reached a total of 1.069 personas of 11 municipalities of Tenerife. Of these, 38% affirm that they have not dealt with the contents before and 34.5% admit that they have improved the image they had of people with a diagnosis. Meetings with primary and secondary school students, stages of special vulnerability, focus on prevention, since 50% of mental health problems in adulthood begin before the age of 14 and 75% before the age of 18. , according to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”96280″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Enrique Gonzalez, a collaborator with his own experience, highlights the high interest and awareness shown towards this problem. In recent years, the human team that has developed the project Raising awareness in mental health: promoting participation in the first person has detected that students have been losing their fear and overcoming taboos when it comes to sharing their experiences of psychological discomfort and its potential causes, such as bullying or stress

“We must continue to emphasize these issues. It is something that is affecting a multitude of people today and we must let them know that they are not alone.”, commented a participant after the talk. The importance of self-care, managing emotions, promoting healthy lifestyle habits, mutual support and seeking help are key topics that are addressed during the talks to help build well-being environments on a personal and social level. In these it is essential the participation of volunteers with their own experience, which provides a closer and more realistic look at mental suffering, as well as being a powerful path to recovery and empowerment. The initiative, promoted by AFES Mental Health, is financed by the Island Ring of Social Policies of the Island Institute of Social and Socio-Health Care (IASS) of the Cabildo de Tenerife.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”93070″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://consaludmental.org/sala-prensa/actualidad/salud-mental-espana-cumple-4-decadas/”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_btn title=”VOLVER A NOTICIAS” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#ffffff” gradient_custom_color_2=”#ffffff” gradient_text_color=”#005b50″ shape=”square” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-circle-left” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%2Fnoticias%2F|title:NOTICIAS||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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AFES Mental Health reaches more than a thousand students from educational centers

The entity’s awareness team, made up of volunteers and collaborators, social integration techniques, has approached the classrooms to create spaces for reflection and debate around emotional well-being.

The educational centers are finishing the school year, in which one more year AFES Salud Mental has been present. The entity’s awareness team, made up of volunteers and collaborators, social integration techniques, has come to the classrooms to create spaces for reflection and debate around emotional well-beingthat help to break down the myths and prejudices that make real inclusion so difficult, as well as the enjoyment of the rights that all people have.

In total, during the first semester of 2023, these actions in the classroom have reached a total of 1.069 personas of 11 municipalities of Tenerife. Of these, 38% affirm that they have not dealt with the contents before and 34.5% admit that they have improved the image they had of people with a diagnosis.

Meetings with primary and secondary school students, stages of special vulnerability, focus on prevention, since 50% of mental health problems in adulthood begin before the age of 14 and 75% before the age of 18. , according to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Enrique Gonzalez, a collaborator with his own experience, highlights the high interest and awareness shown towards this problem. In recent years, the human team that has developed the project Raising awareness in mental health: promoting participation in the first person has detected that students have been losing their fear and overcoming taboos when it comes to sharing their experiences of psychological discomfort and its potential causes, such as bullying or stress

“We must continue to emphasize these issues. It is something that is affecting a multitude of people today and we must let them know that they are not alone.”commented a participant after the talk.

The importance of self-care, managing emotions, promoting healthy lifestyle habits, mutual support and seeking help are key topics that are addressed during the talks to help build well-being environments on a personal and social level. In these it is essential the participation of volunteers with their own experiencewhich provides a closer and more realistic look at mental suffering, as well as being a powerful path to recovery and empowerment.

The initiative, promoted by AFES Mental Health, is financed by the Island Ring of Social Policies of the Island Institute of Social and Socio-Health Care (IASS) of the Cabildo de Tenerife.

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