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State of Well-Being

2020-3-PT02-KA105-0074862020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PT|MK|TR|RS|FI · Grant: €18,066
Health and wellbeingCivic engagement / responsible citizenshipSocial dialogue

Objectives

Loneliness is the feeling that arises when one's relationships do not meet one's social needs. As people's needs are individual, it is therefore also individual when loneliness arises. Common to many young people is that loneliness arises from shifts in life. For example, it may be if your parents get divorced, you move to a new school or experience deaths in the family or circle. This is a shared problem between many youngsters since youth is a time in life where one experiences great shifts in both hormone balance and mental development. Besides the traumatic experiences some have, society pressure is one of the biggest obstacles for young people. High-performance requirements are one of the reasons. Many find that all other young people can live up to this norm of being perfect, therefore, they blame themselves when they can't live up to the high social standards and many keep it to themselves because they are afraid that others will not understand their feeling on not fitting in. This project aims to reduce the numbers of youngsters with mental worries and loneliness. This will be done by creating an awareness of mental health issues among the youngsters, especially focusing on loneliness and helping them help themselves and others to gain a strong and stable mindset for overcoming the social pressure, in a community they are a part of. The youngsters participating will learn how to confront and overcome personal barriers, so they gain confidence in as many achievements as possible.

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