In cooperation with the Community of Higher Vocational Colleges of the Republic of Slovenia and within the framework of the Erasmus+ project EU-READ&ART activities, we cordially invite you to the Academia Business Breakfast with Aljoša Bagola: Reading and Movement – Double Power for Mental and Physical Health.
The National Institute of Public Health in its publication Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Slovenia alarmingly finds that in the period from 2008 to 2015, the number of first visits by children and adolescents due to mental and behavioural disorders increased significantly, at the primary level by 26%, and at the secondary level by 70%.
Also alarming is the increase in the consumption of medicines for the treatment of mental and behavioural disorders amongst persons under 20 years of age, as this increased by 48% in the period from 2008 to 2015, and amongst adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, it was 73% higher in 2015 than in 2008.
The causes are similar to those in adults – reactions to severe stress and adjustment disorders, other anxiety disorders, depressive episodes and eating disorders.
At this Academia Business Breakfast, experiences and knowledge will be shared with us by representatives of NIJZ, student athletes from Academia and Aljoša Bagola.
In the online bookshop Bukla they wrote: Aljoša is a graduate in communications from the Faculty of Social Sciences, with which he also collaborated for many years as a lecturer. He is a recognised consultant in the field of creativity, a sold-out speaker in the field of contemporary mental health, a popular columnist and media commentator.
After a period of burnout, he began typ(k)ing for happiness and another insightful masterpiece was created, full of inspiring life stories and dizzying linguistic acrobatics. It will help you recognise happiness in its many shades – through healthy acceptance of your dark sides and courageous realisation of your uniqueness.
"Unfortunately, we cannot buy happiness by the kilogramme and the pursuit of happiness is merely aimless wandering. Our happiness does not depend on how successful we are at imitating the success, goals and desires of others. It depends primarily on our courage and determination to acknowledge and accept our dark sides, our monsters from the depths, and to healthily integrate them into our wholeness, as peace of mind comes from knowing oneself. Only in this way can we discover and realise our uniqueness – our essence." Aljoša Bagola
Event Programme
10:00 Welcome with breakfast
10:30 Opening greeting and presentation of the Erasmus+ project EU-READ&ART
11:00 Lecture: Happiness, Please | Aljoša Bagola
11:45 NIJZ Lecture: Mental Health of Young People – Current State and Prevention Programmes
12:30 Round Table: Sport and Study – Presentation of Promising Student Athletes
13:15 Networking with refreshments
Source: Academia (1. 9. 2023). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
This English summary was produced automatically from the Slovenian report and is pending editorial review. Slovenska različica