Public Health Initiatives Estonia Elis Haan Ministry of

Public Health Initiatives Estonia Elis Haan, Ministry of Social Affairs Norway Grants 2009 -2014

Supported activities • General objective: Improved public health and reduced health inequalities • Main focus is on improving and developing children´s mental health field in Estonia • Development of mental health services • Training specialists and increasing their competency in health and non-health sector • Promotion of healthy behaviours and prevention of substance abuse and health problems (including mental health) through social campaigns, trainings and development of guidelines for local governments • Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases

Programme implementation scheme 3 Open Calls 4 pre-defined projects 1. 2. 3. 4. Establishing Children´s Mental Health Centre Developing and piloting the rehabilitation services for children with severe mental health problems Developing a concept for integrated services to improve children´s mental health Reducing communicable diseases in Estonian detention facilities 1. Service network for the provision of integrated social education and health services for children with mental health problems • 3 projects received funding 2. Web-based information sources and counselling services on mental and reproductive health • 3 projects received funding 3. Social marketing campaigns on healthy lifestyles and training on health in all policies in nonhealth sectors • 4 projects recieved funding

Current status of the programme • 4 projects will finish by the end of 2015 • 4 projects will finish by April 2016 • 6 projects will be extended until January 2017 • Extension is based on national priorities regarding to developing children´s mental health system in Estonia

Bilateral cooperation • Seminars/conferences and study tours • Developing quality system for child psychiatry services (UK system adapted in Norway) • Establishing mental health advocacy organization in Estonia (The Norwegian Association of Youth Mental Health is involved) • Preparing a cohort study platform (in example of Mo. BA – NIPH)

Promotional activities • Bringing mental health into discussion in the society – Cooperation with project promoters, spoke persons and interest groups in Estonia (actors/actress) • Mental health related movie programme in Black Nights Film Festival in 2016 • Video about programme activities and results • Impact assessment of the programme - guaranteeing sustainability of current programme activities • Thinking about the new Norway Grants period

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