02/04/2025
Illum ġie mniedi proġett ġdid li ser ikun qed jibni fuq il-bażi u l-legat li ħejja l-proġett "Empowering Children’s Participation in Malta".
Dan il-proġett ingħata Grant ta' €432,706.07 minn fondi ċentrali tal-Unjoni Ewropea u huwa wieħed minn 23 proġett li ġew magħżula minn fost 374 applikazzjoni sottomessa minn madwar l-Ewropa kollha. Għaldaqstant, din hija t-tieni darba fi tlett snin li l-Gvern ta' Malta nagħta Grant taħt is-sejħa tad-Drittijiet tat-Tfal tal-Programm ta’ Ċittadini, Uguwaljanza, Drittijiet u Valuri (CERV).
Dan il-proġett ġdid, intitolat "Empowering a Mentally Healthy Generation" għandu l-għan li jifhem aħjar - mil-lenti tat-tfal u fi sħubija magħhom - ir-raġunijiet ewlenin wara ż-żieda fl-isfidi tas-saħħa mentali fit-tfal, u b’hekk joħloq metodi ta’ ħidma u għodod ġodda sabiex jippromwovi s-saħħa mentali u l-benessri tat-tfal.
Dan il-proġett għandu 5 objettivi primarji:
✅Għall-ewwel darba fuq livell nazzjonali ser jiġi mwaqqaf Network Għal-Benesseri Mentali tat-Tfal sabiex tiġi faċilitata l-kollaborazzjoni bil-għan aħħari li jitjiebu s-servizzi fil-konfront tas-saħħa mentali tat-tfal.
✅Ser isir studju sabiex jiġu magħrufa r-raġunijiet ewlenin wara ż-żieda fl-isfidi tas-saħħa mentali fit-tfal.
✅Se jiġu żviluppati għodod diġitali ġodda (u mhux biss) fil-ġlieda kontra dawn l-isfidi tas-saħħa mentali.
✅Se jiġu utilizzati mezzi t’Intelliġenza Artifiċjali biex jinkiseb aktar għarfien li jkun jista’ jiggwida lit-tfal għal saħħa mentali aħjar.
✅Se jingħata taħriġ lill-uffiċjali tal-gvern u lill-edukaturi sabiex ikunu f’pożizzjoni aħjar biex jixprunaw saħħa mentali aħjar fit-tfal tagħna.
Dan il-proġett huwa mmexxi mil-Ministeru tal-Politika Soċjali u d-Drittijiet tat-Tfal ser ikun implimentat b'kollaborazzjoni mal-Ministeru għall-Edukazzjoni, l-Isport, iż-Żgħażagħ, ir-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni , il-Ministeru għas-Saħħa u Anzjanità Attiva, il-Kummissarju għat-Tfal f’Malta u l-Università Irlandiża College Cork bejn 2025-2027.
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Today, a new project building on the foundation and legacy of the "Empowering Children’s Participation in Malta" project was launched.
This project was awarded a Grant of €432,706.07 from central European Union funds and is one of 23 projects that were selected from 374 applications submitted from across Europe. This is therefore the second time in three years that the Government of Malta has awarded a Grant under the Children’s Rights call of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme.
This new project, entitled "Empowering a Mentally Healthy Generation" aims to better understand - from the perspective of children and in partnership with them - the main reasons behind the increase in mental health challenges in children, and thus create new working methods and tools to promote children’s mental health and wellbeing.
This project has 5 primary objectives:
✅For the first time at a national level, a Network for Children’s Mental Wellbeing will be established to facilitate collaboration with the ultimate goal of improving services for children’s mental health.
✅A study will be conducted to identify the main reasons behind the increase in mental health challenges in children.
✅New digital tools (and not only) will be developed in the fight against these mental health challenges.
✅Artificial Intelligence tools will be utilized to obtain more knowledge that can guide children to better mental health.
✅Training will be provided to government officials and educators so that they are in a better position to foster better mental health in our children.
This project is led by the Ministry for Social Policy and Children's Rights and will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, Sports, Youth, Research and Innovation, the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing, the Commissioner for Children in Malta and the Irish University College Cork between 2025-2027.
Familja Edukazzjoni Saħħa Commissioner for Children, Malta University College Cork Servizzi u Benefiċċji Soċjali Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme
