H.U.G. All Kids and Youth in Despair, So They Live

The three key danger factors confronting children, juveniles, and youths in Greece are : 

2. Health : Psychiatric diseases , that were not common in sunny Greece,  are now widespread among children and adolescents. Apart from a lack of food and shelter, the young  are now not able to pursue or finish their studies. In Athens 78% of children have wounded themselves once, and the rate in the rest of the country lies ay  50%.

3. Education : In the last 5 years only 7 student residences have been operating compared to 48 pro-crisis. 

This is the primary cause of exclusion from attending university.

On top of these dreadful situations confronting children and youths, there is the prospect of unemployment as the only perspective in life.

Despair, anger and fear accompany children and youths as a result of the economic crisis.

It should be noted that all countries affected by the economic crisis have been impacted to a lesser  degree.

The youth is  condemned to  a 'death' lifestyle. 

We have to unite together in every nation as one people to support the youth of the nation. There is no future without the young.

There is no society without children.

With your assistance we managed to man the centre of psychiatric diseases for children, providing the basic furniture and arranging the space in such a way as to give children the necessary  therapy and support which is needed. 

in Greece there is no other centre of support for psychiatric disease for children and youths. These diseases until recently were not part of our life (marginal, bipolar, self-wounding, suicidal behaviour are not treated in any other centre in Greece).

Children who have attempted suicide or self-wounding end up being put in prison or in a psychiatric hospital.

We are receiving on a daily basis calls for aid from student halls, and universities as well as  institutes of tertiary education.  They are not informed about  nor do they have any ways of helping youths with self-harming behaviour, whilst the incidence of such behaviour has risen to dangerously high levels. Its important to note that due to the economic crisis there are no psychologists available at tertiary education institutes for treating this disorder .  Additionally due to the crisis many committes of public employees responsible  have been discontinued, such as the Committee for the  control and psychological  and physical health of psychologists, which has been disbanded for 5 years. Such committees are essential for giving psychologists and therapists the  license to practice their therapy.

At the same time Greek society is not aware of the disorder known as self- harming behaviour, its causes and effect,  consequently  many youths with such behaviour are ostricized marginalized. Youths are not receiving anand as a result re-initiate their behaviour, becoming self-harmers. 

 

Understanding our responsibility we kindly ask you to stay  by our side, so as to :

Please take a look at the photographic material which shows what your love and support has helped us achieve.