{"id":343071,"date":"2024-03-07T12:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/03\/07\/fondazione-irlandese-per-la-terza-eta-vince-il-premio-della-societa-civile-del-cese-per-la-salute-mentale\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T18:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:58:18","slug":"irelands-third-age-foundation-wins-eesc-civil-society-prize-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/03\/07\/irelands-third-age-foundation-wins-eesc-civil-society-prize-for-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland’s Third Age Foundation wins EESC Civil Society Prize for Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – Ireland’s\u00a0Third Age Foundation, which battles\u00a0loneliness among people in old age<\/strong>, won the first prize in the EU Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Civil Society Award for Mental Health.<\/p>\n

“Their work on mental health is truly inspiring and should also be recognized at the EU level,” said EESC President Oliver R\u00f6pke<\/strong> at the awards ceremony during Civil Society Week.<\/p>\n

“People across the EU, young and old, are increasingly struggling with mental health,” he added. Anxiety and depression spiked\u00a0across Europe. Civil society plays a pivotal\u00a0role in providing services that are currently not adequately supplied by the public health system, with particular attention to the specific needs of vulnerable groups.”<\/p>\n

“Mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders have increased throughout Europe,” EESC\u00a0Vice President for Communication, Lauren\u021biu Plosceanu added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Mental health disorders may be a silent epidemic,” he noted, “but it is certainly a huge epidemic. With this prize, our committee wants to break this taboo and talk about mental health and mental well-being. And we also want to highlight the work that civil society does to improve mental well-being.”<\/p>\n

The European Economic and Social Committee rewarded\u00a0five nonprofit organizations for their contributions to combating mental disorders, which have risen\u00a0dramatically in the EU.<\/p>\n

The 50,000-euro prize was shared among the five winning projects.<\/p>\n

Third Age Foundation was awarded the first prize of 14,000 euros.<\/p>\n

The other four runners-up each received 9,000 euros.<\/p>\n

In second place, was the Pro Lapinlahti Association, Finland, for its Lapinlahden L\u00e4hde community center. In third place, was Integra, Slovakia, for its “Crazy? So what!” initiative; in fourth place, was the Lilinkoti Foundation, Finland, for “The World of Recovery” games. In fifth place, was the Animenta Organization, Italy, for its project ‘Telling Stories for Good’ project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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