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How to put a smile on mom's face? The pioneering Perinatal.cz project explores the female psyche during pregnancy and maternity

The National Institute of Mental Health and the "Smile of the Mum" NGO focused on the issue of women's mental health during pregnancy and motherhood. This is an area that has never been systematically addressed in the Czech Republic. The project carried out a study that could form the basis of a universal screening of the psyche of mothers and a system of help for mothers in need.

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The number of children and adolescents with mental health problems is increasing. VFN expands care

Expansion of the multidisciplinary team, improvement of outpatient care, play therapy, modern therapeutic and educational activities, construction and equipping of two unique therapeutic gardens or strengthening of parental awareness, this is how the further expansion of psychiatric care for adolescents looks like, which the General University Hospital (VFN) in Prague has undertaken as part of the project "Educational Therapeutic Center of the General University Hospital" at the Psychiatric Clinic. The project for adolescents for more than 14.5 million crowns is financed from the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

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Living with dementia - the project of Charity Ostrava contributed to the awareness and support of informal care givers

The disease of dementia fundamentally changes the life of the sick person and their loved ones. Family support, stable support and the use of professional services enable the person with dementia to live his or her life as well as possible. Charity Ostrava, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava together with their partners realized a project aimed at disseminating information about living with dementia and supporting informal caregivers.