Mental health

The surveillance was ordered after Slobodan Negi, the father of the murdered girl in "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school, stated that doctor Ranka Radulovi held a session with the children in that school without the knowledge of the parents, just two days after the massacre.

Boris Jokic from the Institute for Social Research told a panel discussion at the Journalists' House in Zagreb on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic and the large-scale earthquakes that hit Croatia in 2020 strengthened school pupils' relationships with their family and friends but negatively affected their mental health.

The task of the Council for the Prevention of Peer Violence will be, among other things, to ensure the organization of mobile teams for peer violence through protocols between centers for social work and other services, such as educational and health institutions and the police, which will respond urgently when this type of incident occurs.

Veselin Mili, head of the Belgrade Police Department, said that the student called the police and said: "I am Kosta Kecmanovi", and reported that he had shot several people.
On this occasion, 8 students died, 7 girls and one boy.

Is the addiction caused and fueled by social networks a new "drug"? How has the digital world changed our social and mental lives? Answers to these questions are sought by Dr James Davies, an associate professor of medical anthropology and psychology at the University of Roehampton in London.

The European Commission paid out the first €50 million to Slovenia from the Recovery and Resilience Facility on 20 April after the country met the 12 milestones required.

More than 99 pct of the services provided by the public sector will be digital in the next four years, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Friday.

He said all the projects required to achieve this have been initiated, put up for tender and are financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), "so they can essentially be ready in 2027."

One in seven Greek teenagers (13%) spend so much time on social media it has a negative impact on their state of mind, according to preliminary data gathered by the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIPSY) as part of a nationwide survey into behaviors related to the health of adolescent students.

Mental wellness is undoubtedly one of the most pressing issues of our time, with nearly half of the world's population experiencing a severe or prolonged period of deliberating anxiety or depression at some stage in their lives.

A visitor taking part in a new program launched by the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens takes note during a tour of its permanent collection. Designed in cooperation with the University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI), the program of workshops raises awareness on mental health issues among teenagers and young adults through art.