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The association's project is being developed at a school in Maia and intervenes with students who suffered from chronic boredom in class, school isolation, addictions, or who were self-harming.
João Lourenço, president of the Union of Parishes, thanks the firefighters and SMAS (municipal water and sanitation services) for the assistance provided to schools and to IPSS (private social welfare institutions).
Researchers recommend creating bursaries specifically for students from rural areas or implementing regionally differentiated school social support mechanisms (ASE) to reduce the disadvantage faced by those who live far from institutions or are poorer.
The mental health project “Let's Talk About Children” (LTC), coordinated in Portugal by the University of Coimbra (UC), intends to reduce over the coming years the percentage of young people with depressive symptoms, anxiety disorders and behavioural problems.
