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Program for Istrian County - With proven results - Scientifically proven*Back to Roots ©
Back to Roots: Depression, Social Alienation, and Mental Health Prevention through Nature Retreats and Team Therapy
Back to Roots: Depression, Social Alienation, and Mental Health Prevention through Nature Retreats and Team Therapy
The "Back to Roots" project aims to provide support to children and youth facing depression, social alienation, and other mental health conditions. Particularly, we emphasise the importance of preventing mental health conditions tendencies, considering the alarming 75% increase of such cases in the past year within the Istrian County. Through specially designed multi-day nature retreats, team activities, and self-acceptance practices, this project will assist children and youth in confronting their challenges, adopting a positive self-attitude, developing coping skills, and strengthening their emotional resilience.
Project Objectives:
Ensure a safe and supportive environment for children and youth struggling with depression, social alienation, and other mental health conditions.
Reduce the risk of suicidal tendencies among the target audience.
Develop specialized nature retreat programs that encourage a connection with nature, emotional healing, self-acceptance, and self-confidence.
Provide support through teamwork and therapeutic activities focused on overcoming personal complexes and limitations.
Educate about the importance of mental health and break the stigma associated with mental health issues.
Project Activities:
Organize therapeutic multi-day nature adventures based on the highly successful "ExtremeSurvive™" wilderness therapy programs, to develop skills for nature immersion, teamwork, and self-awareness.
Support workshops involving interactions with individuals who have experienced similar challenges, aimed at sharing learned lessons.
Utilize therapeutic techniques of survival and adaptation to natural surroundings to overcome depression and anxiety.
Individual and group sessions with participants.
Establish collaboration with local schools, communities, and media to raise awareness about mental health importance and reduce stigma.
Regularly monitor progress and evaluate program impact.
Expected Outcomes:
Increased awareness and understanding of the significance of mental health among youth and the broader community.
Reduction of depression, anxiety symptoms, and suicidal tendencies within the target audience.
Development of emotional resilience, self-acceptance, and self-confidence among children and youth.
Enhancement of social skills, self-awareness, and team spirit among participants.
Long-term impact on suicide prevention and support for the mental health of young individuals.
By combining the natural environment, therapeutic support, and skill development to overcome mental challenges, the "Back to Roots" Project will provide essential assistance to children and youth in their journey towards empowerment, healing, and connection with themselves, nature, and others. This project will empower them to build a strong foundation for their mental well-being in the face of future life challenges.
This project has been implemented multiple times in North Italy by the activity organizer ExtremeSurvive and has shown incredible results.
Project Leaders: Chieff Instructor Boris Stermotić,
WHEN
WHEN
All year round
Duration is 2, 3 or 5 days (nights into the wild)
Minimum of 3 maximum of 5 participants in a group
Dates available upon request
WHERE
WHERE
Into the wilderness, predominantly in northern Istria mountains
WHAT
WHAT
Medium difficulty
Languages: English, Italian, Croatian
Psichologist consulting and food provided
Sport-trekking shoes, backpack, sleeping bag, headlamp are needed
Teens and Kids friendly
This project is protected by copyright © 2023
Psychology of survival, modern and primitive methods of fire lighting, selection and shelter building, finding and filtering water, hunting through the traps, use of knife and tools, navigation and direction finding, tracking and animal identification, signalling methods, hypothermia first aid, survival kits, plants gathering are some of the knowledge mastered during this course.For more details about this course like costs, data, reservations and to obtain obligatory equipment list, please contact by mail on info@extremesurvive.com
Wilderness therapy is a subset of adventure-based therapy, which in turn is under the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry. It is the use of experiential education, individual and group therapy in a wilderness setting to treat clients with a range of emotional, developmental and relational struggles.The industry reports many teens in wilderness programs report the experience as being positive, beneficial, and enjoyable.They claim youth learn independence, patience, assertiveness, self-reliance, and maturity. Outcome studies have been completed and the industry reports they show continued improvement in behaviour one year after attending wilderness therapy.
Wilderness therapy is a subset of adventure-based therapy, which in turn is under the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry. It is the use of experiential education, individual and group therapy in a wilderness setting to treat clients with a range of emotional, developmental and relational struggles.The industry reports many teens in wilderness programs report the experience as being positive, beneficial, and enjoyable.They claim youth learn independence, patience, assertiveness, self-reliance, and maturity. Outcome studies have been completed and the industry reports they show continued improvement in behaviour one year after attending wilderness therapy.
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