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protection of children's psychosocial wellbeing and mental otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
health in present times
Anica Mikuš Kos
Slovene Philanthropy, Association for promotion of voluntary work,
Cesta Dolomitskega odreda 11, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
In present times the components of mental health and psychological resilien-
cy are of great importance for the wellbeing of individuals and for the wellbe-
ing of communities. The holistic and systemic view on the interplay between
genetic and other biological factors and environmental factors co-determining
the child’s reactivity, emotional, behavioral and cognitive characteristics will be
presented. The role of risk and protective factors and processes affecting the
psychosocial wellbeing and mental health will be discussed. As many adverse
factors affecting mental health in childhood can not be eliminated in many cas-
es the main approach of mental health protection consists in the activation of
protective factors which can counter pound the impact of adversities and in-
crease the child’s mental resiliency. At the end will be present the possibilities
of families, institutions, communities and politics for mental health promotion
and protection of children’s mental health. In the view of the complexity of our
time regarding intellectual work and adaptation to the rapidly changing living
conditions, the protection and strengthening of the mental health of children is
of key importance for individual and community well-being.
Keywords: child health, response, behavior, emotion, mental health
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health in present times
Anica Mikuš Kos
Slovene Philanthropy, Association for promotion of voluntary work,
Cesta Dolomitskega odreda 11, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
In present times the components of mental health and psychological resilien-
cy are of great importance for the wellbeing of individuals and for the wellbe-
ing of communities. The holistic and systemic view on the interplay between
genetic and other biological factors and environmental factors co-determining
the child’s reactivity, emotional, behavioral and cognitive characteristics will be
presented. The role of risk and protective factors and processes affecting the
psychosocial wellbeing and mental health will be discussed. As many adverse
factors affecting mental health in childhood can not be eliminated in many cas-
es the main approach of mental health protection consists in the activation of
protective factors which can counter pound the impact of adversities and in-
crease the child’s mental resiliency. At the end will be present the possibilities
of families, institutions, communities and politics for mental health promotion
and protection of children’s mental health. In the view of the complexity of our
time regarding intellectual work and adaptation to the rapidly changing living
conditions, the protection and strengthening of the mental health of children is
of key importance for individual and community well-being.
Keywords: child health, response, behavior, emotion, mental health
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