Empower and Build Resilience at Children

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EMBRACE project aims to address mental health issues among vulnerable children in deprived villages and small towns from Northeast Romania through a model of school-based interventions that will be piloted in 10 schools covering over 4500 children from primary to high-school level. The implementation of the model will conduct to the development of a prevention toolkit for children addressing the key health determinants of mental health aimed for educating and supporting children, that will be disseminated at country level. The project will provide systematic approach that will engage primarily children, train teachers and professional to strengthen the supportive networks, facilitate parental engagement and coordinate with local and national services and institutions. Schools will receive tailored assistance for preventing mental health issues and promoting the wellbeing of children for creating a supportive and nurturing learning environment. One of the pillars of the project will be child participation in the elaboration of the toolkit, decision making at school level, peer to peer education. Children will become also advocates at community level to promote and make awareness on child mental health. The EU strategy for children rights will be strengthen and promoted in different contexts of the project . The project aims to cultivate and leverage local expertise through a consortium of experienced partners – Fundatia Serviciilor Sociale Bethany, Fundatia de Sprijin Comunitar, Asociatia “Buna Ziua Copii din Romania” - three grassroots organizations specialized in child protection, social and educational services, Federatia Organizatiilor pentru Copil - one federation specialized in advocacy and child rights and a Evolutionary Archetypes Consulting – the transnational partner with a great expertise in innovative communication, all supported by the local authorities, schools, specialists in social, educational field from the local, regional and national level.