Recognizing and dealing with peer violence

The mental well-being of young people remains an important topic in North Macedonia, especially with the fact that the percentage of peer bullying and violence is increasing. 45% of Macedonian adolescents have problems with mental health, which comes mostly from (dis)satisfaction with life, and is observed in young people through psychosomatic phenomena such as: headaches, stomachaches, nervousness, irritability and sleep problems, up to long-term periods of moodiness, anxiety and dysfunction in social life.

Therefore, the second activity from the project HealthyME! was aimed at young people in order to help them in the process of growth and awareness and to increase their capacities for dealing with peer violence. So a group of 20 wonderful children from two primary schools from the municipality of Kisela Voda (Kiril Pejčinović OOU and Krume Kepeski OOU) was chosen to learn, to participate in the two-day training, which took place in Veles, Hotel Romantik on November 8 and 9, 2023. .

The children actively participated in the training and worked on their communication styles, learned about healthy lifestyle habits and relationships, as well as the importance of their mental health.

We were very satisfied with their attendance and we are very happy that during the training we were visited by the coordinator for EU Civil Resilience Mechanism (CRM) Focal Point of CPM Ms. Marijana Maneva, who participated in the first session.

HealthyME! is financially supported by the EU project: "Technical assistance for improving the enabling environment for civil society organizations in the Republic of North Macedonia", with identification number: EuropeAid/140131/DH/SER/MK implemented by CPM Consulting International.