News & updates

Jan. 10, 2025
CAMHI's Athens hub inaugurated at Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital

Mental health challenges are widespread among children and adolescents in Greece, according to a recent report by the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative (CAMHI), with 39% of parents who participated in the survey reporting that their child exhibits relevant symptoms. At this critical...

Dec. 12, 2024
CAMHI trains judiciaries on child protection

CAMHI participated in a Training Seminar for Judicial Officers on "Transnational and national programs and action plans for promoting child-friendly justice - Organisation of courts for implementing these programs ".In the seminars, held on Tuesday, 12 November, and Monday, 9 December,...

Nov. 30, 2024
CAMHI's successful event in Crete

In a packed hall of the Cultural Conference Centre of Heraklion, with a diverse and expressive audience, the big event of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative in Crete took place on Saturday, 30 November 2024, during which 7 of our members presented the work carried out locally by...

Nov. 18, 2024
Two years YES, with a special edition!

With a special publication summarizing and recapping the two years of the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) we have formally completed the program's second year of implementation. In this, we present the methodology, typical activities, pictures, and views expressed by adolescents - members of YES...

Nov. 13, 2024
Our cooperation with the National School of the Judiciary (ESDI) continues

After the completion of the first two-day training sessions that we developed last June in Athens and Thessaloniki, in the framework of the internship of the students of the National School of the Judiciary (ESDI), the "ESDI team" of CAMHI is now updating the training material to be even...

Nov. 11, 2024
Coming soon: CAMHI's big event in Heraklion

On Saturday 30 November, at 18:00, The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative is holding an event to introduce its work in Crete. The event, entitled "Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative in Crete: Steps Taken, the Challenges and the Way Forward" will take place at the...

Oct. 19, 2024
A successful event in Thessaloniki for CAMHI

On World Mental Health Day on October 10, and in a packed hall, CAMHI presented its work for the first time in Thessaloniki, with an event open to the public on Saturday, October 19, in the Manolis Anagnostakis Hall of the Municipal Hall.The event, entitled "Child & Adolescent Mental...

Oct. 8, 2024
10 October: World Mental Health Day

Every year as every year, October 10 - World Mental Health Day - is here to raise awareness in our societies of the mental health issues that plague people around the world, and to mobilise efforts to support mental health.WMHD provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health...

Oct. 4, 2024
Applications for the Youth Advisory Groups of CAMHI's YES Youth Εngagement Scheme are now open

From 6 to 26 October 2024, applications for participation in the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) Youth Advisory Groups (ESO) in Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Heraklion and Alexandroupolis will be open.If you are 13 to 17 years old and like to participate in fun and creative activities with children...

Aug. 19, 2024
New report by CAMHI: "Dialogue Actions in Schools 2024" is out

As it did last year, the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Initiative has just published a report detailing how the Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) activities were designed and implemented in schools during the 2023-2024 school year. The report presents the activities implemented in schools by...