In order to celebrate the World Mental Health Day, Tuesday 10/10/2017, Merimna participated in a Day of Joy, Creation and Communication “Come and Celebrate”, which was co-organized by the Psychiatric Hospital Attikis, Center for Mental Health in Peristeri and the Municipality of Peristeri for pupils of the Peristeri Primary Schools. Children had the opportunity to attend a theatrical performance and to take part in various events and games.
Merimna participated with the experiential activity “Psychological Shield” under the guidance of two Bereavement Counseling Center psychologists, Ms. Eleftheria Ralli and Evi Bitsakos and the very valuable assistance of 6 Merimna volunteers. The Psychological Shield is an activity that helps children to begin to recognize how they feel about themselves in relation to various difficult issues and what resources, people or things they have that help them deal with those issues effectively or ineffectively. The activity is called a Shield because it can show us a way to protect or reinforce ourselves by acknowledging the strengths and good things that we have in our lives.
