Let’s bring mental health to Romanian schools!
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We are destigmatizing mental health in Romania, one school at a time. Through interactive workshops, we are teaching students all over the country how to spot signs of mental illness, how to manage anxiety and stress, and how to seek external help when needed.
Mental Health for Romania is an organisation dedicated to improving mental health in Romania. Many teenagers in Romania struggle with their mental health, yet the topic is still taboo in Romanian schools, and there is close to zero education on the topic. We have devised a series of workshops to reduce the stigma against mental illness and inform teenagers about common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression, while at the same time teaching them ways to get support if they struggle.
Each sweatcoin given will help our volunteers deliver the workshop to another student and equip them with the tools they need to take care of their mental health!
Without any government funds allocated to this sector, the NGO-s in Romania carry the entire weight of educating and supporting a population who is struggling to keep up with the aftermath of the pandemic and more recently, the war in the neighbouring Ukraine. If you want to help more, you can also donate directly through Paypal, card payment, or bank transfer:
https://mentalhealthforromania.org/en/make-a-donation/
Mental Health for Romania is an organisation dedicated to improving mental health in Romania. Many teenagers in Romania struggle with their mental health, yet the topic is still taboo in Romanian schools, and there is close to zero education on the topic. We have devised a series of workshops to reduce the stigma against mental illness and inform teenagers about common mental health conditions like anxiety or depression, while at the same time teaching them ways to get support if they struggle.
Each sweatcoin given will help our volunteers deliver the workshop to another student and equip them with the tools they need to take care of their mental health!
Without any government funds allocated to this sector, the NGO-s in Romania carry the entire weight of educating and supporting a population who is struggling to keep up with the aftermath of the pandemic and more recently, the war in the neighbouring Ukraine. If you want to help more, you can also donate directly through Paypal, card payment, or bank transfer:
https://mentalhealthforromania.org/en/make-a-donation/
Charity
Mental Health for Romania
Who we are
Mental Health for Romania is an organisation dedicated to improving mental health in Romania. We raise awareness of mental health conditions and support options through our educational workshops in schools (50+ schools so far), as well as through digital educational content in various formats (written blog, podcast, visual content on Instagram and TikTok).
To improve access to mental health services for anyone in need, we have built a centralised map of mental health professionals (250+ so far) from different parts of the country. The platform includes multiple interactive filters, such as filters for discounted and free-of-charge services, experience with and openness towards the LGBT community, experience with different conditions and vulnerable groups. We also created a community centred around mutual support and understanding on our Discord server, which hosts over 1000 members.
Purpose
We aim to increase mental health awareness and fight the stigma against mental illness, as well as to improve access to mental health services and other support options in Romania.
Origins
We started our activity at the end of 2019, hoping to use our experience with the education and healthcare systems in the UK, Netherlands and the US (where we studied) to significantly improve the poorly funded and stigmatised mental health sector in Romania.
When the pandemic hit, we switched to full online activity, focusing on informational content on our blog, podcast, and social media. So far, our blog and podcast have been read/listened to more than 30,000 times and we have gained more than 20,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram.
In 2021, we launched our two main projects: the map of professionals mentioned above and the educational workshops in high schools (for which we are campaigning here), most of which we have been able to hold in person. Our goal is to have reached at least 10,000 high-school students in the country by the end of 2023, which would help us campaign to have the workshops integrated in the school curriculum.
As for the more distant future, we are hoping to make systematic changes in our native country, lobbying for the passing of public policies on mental health.
Sponsors
Sweatcoin
Who we are
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Purpose
To inspire a healthier planet by unlocking the value of movement. We have a vision of a world where an open economy of movement — of wealth through health — exists.
Origins
Sweatcoin's founders Anton and Oleg came up with the idea for an incentives based fitness app after noticing that people prioritising short-term pleasure over long term gains was stopping them from exercising.
Along with Sweatcoin's third founder, Egor, Anton and Oleg starting working on how they could use technology to give instant gratification.
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