National Network for Children
Plamena Nikolova, Programme Director for Child Policies at the National Network for Children of Bulgaria, is joining the PROTECT-EUROPE Steering Committee.
Children’s health should be a national priority and an object of consensus between the various political parties – all the participants in the discussion were united around this.
This paper focuses on maternal andperinatal healthcare – the period from pregnancy to the first year after birth.
The concept of the mental health day is not new, but as with many aspects of self-care, its importance may have been misunderstood or under-appreciated until the last couple years.
Given these results, it may be prudent for primary care providers to screen for cyberbullying routinely in the same way that they might screen for other suicide risk factors like depression
A new study found that children ages 3 to 5 who consumed more ultraprocessed foods had poorer locomotor skills than children who consumed less of these foods.
The simple answer to this question is yes, a person with autism spectrum disorder can live independently as an adult. However, not all individuals achieve the same level of independence. The focus of intervention services is to help the individual achieve their highest possible level of independence, and that won’t look the same for everyone.
The memorandum was created as a result of the National Information Campaign for Human Papilloma Virus
What impact has the pandemic had on children and young people’s mental health and the services that support them?
The manufacturers BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna are working flat out to ensure that even the youngest children can soon be protected by a prick.
A summary of promising responses to support youth mental health in the COVID-19 era
Preliminary studies carried out have shown that the vaccination of children and adolescents is highly effective and safe
Together with the other partners and national coordinators of the First Years First Priority Campaign, Eurochild launches a series of Country Profiles and an accompanying Cross Country Analysis highlighting a need for better data and greater investment in public policies for early childhood development (ECD).
It found that almost one in ten respondents from the EU identifies as living with mental health problems or symptoms such as depression or anxiety.
Children who had a key worker in their family made up half of the total affected by rare illness
Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers
The negative physical, mental health and educational impact of proactive school closures on children, as well as the economic impact on society more broadly, would likely outweigh the benefits.
Sitting at home playing video games and eating crisps is not good for them
The e-guide is especially relevant now, as the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a further increase in chronic diseases and exacerbate health inequalities.
Young people who are lonely might be as much as three times more likely to develop depression in the future,
The child participation guarantees children rights and suppose that children not only share their opinions freely, but also they are active participants in community and social processes, related to child-adult bonding, to acquire communication competence and to empower children.
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The National Network for Children’s annual report evaluates as in school whether the government and administration have fulfilled their commitments to the children in the last year.
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The National Network for Children founded the Golden Apple Awards to distinguish the contribution of public figures, ordinary people and organization, working to improve Bulgarian children live and welfare.
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The Opening Doors for Europe’s Children campaign aims to support national efforts to develop child protection systems that strengthen families and ensure high-quality family and community-based alternative care for children, by leveraging EU funding and policy and building capacity in civil society.
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The main objective of the project, funded by the Velux Foundation, is to establish four Centers for children’s rights and piloting services aimed at children in conflict and in contact with the law.
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Help us to build the House for Children. It will be a new, modern, contemporary House for Children from across the country. A place for events and training center for development of skills that will be needed TOMORROW in order our children to be successful people and leaders.
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Following the best practices in Iceland, the project aims to pilot comprehensive program of care in 3 countries – Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus in direction of recognition and empowerment of children and their parents and authorities leaving out the position of inert following the pattern of violence and initiate a process of self-awareness of personal own value of the youngest members of our society.
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The foster care is an opportunity for children, deprived of own parents care to grow up in a family environment, to establish an emotional bond with the foster parents, to adopt social behavior models and to develop their potential to live independently.
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