Milano: Institutions and Students Unite to 'Explore' Mental Health
About 300 students and teachers participated in the Milan event to raise awareness on psychological well-being, with the support of the Lombardy Region and The Bridge Foundation.
Milano: Institutions and Students Unite to 'Explore' Mental Health.
Around three hundred young students and their teachers, coming from eight secondary schools in Milan and many others connected from all over Italy via streaming, took part in the event 'Are you out?', which took place in Milano, at the Testori Auditorium of Palazzo Lombardia, to explore the dynamics linked to mental health and its fragility.
The meeting, promoted by The Bridge Foundation, was attended, among others, by: the vice president and councilor for Budget and Finance of the Lombardy Region, Marco Alparone and the president of the Foundation Rosaria Iardino.
"As a Region – declared Alparone – we are committed to promoting initiatives that encourage open dialogue on mental health, especially among young people. This event represents an important opportunity to raise awareness and provide support tools to students and teachers, helping to build a culture that welcomes fragilities without stigmatizing them. Supporting these projects means taking care of the future of our communities, promoting psychological well-being and social inclusion of new generations".
"Young people - claimed Rosaria Iardino - today find themselves living and growing up in a complex and interconnected context, where mental fragilities often emerge as a consequence of multiple social, scholastic and digital pressures. Today we wanted to offer them a space for listening and discussion, in which mental well-being is recognized as an essential component of health. It is essential to promote a culture that allows young people to feel welcomed without fear of being judged, and to open up to a constructive dialogue about emotions and difficulties. Only in this way can we transform stigma into understanding and mutual support".
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