Since 1 January 2019, the structural unit of the association “Latvian Red Cross”, “Latvian Red Cross Youth” implements project “BREATH[E] – Breathe to Be Happy”.
Project implementation period: 1 January 2019 – 30 September 2019
Objective: To facilitate mental health of 60 Latvian youngsters and improve their knowledge, to reduce stereotypes about the topic.
Project implementation place: Riga
Key activities and results of the project:
Key activities:
- Informative seminars for youngsters (age 15 to 30) on mental health
- Impact of mind on body
- About youngsters’ depression
- Panic?! Do I have vegetative-vascular dystonia?
- I do not have time vs. professional procrastination
- Meditation
- Spreading of project results
- Key results:
60 Latvian youngsters, age 15 to 30, will obtain knowledge about mental health;
5 informative events for youngsters on mental health topics;
Informative materials on mental health topics for youngsters.
Project organising team, LatLRCY volunteers will have developed different skills related to project organisation.
Total budget of the project: EUR 5,388
Project manager: Sigita Skujiņa, head of the Latvian Red Cross structural unit Latvian Red Cross Youth, tel.: +371 67336653, e-mail: sigita.skujina@redcross.lv.
Project “BREATH[E] – Breathe to Be Happy” is financed by the European Commission programme “European Solidarity Corps” administrated by the Agency for International Programs for Youth. This publication represents the views of the author only and the Commission is not responsible for the possible use of information included herein.
