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Financial difficulties
Inadequate livelihood and other financial difficulties have a profound effect on life. The number of people suffering from financial difficulties grows in times of recession, which is why financial difficulties are again something more people are experiencing.
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Hand of Mental Health for Early Childhood Education
The poster "Hand of Mental Health" is available also in print as well as a downloadable pdf.
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Children and crisis
Children may not express grief and shock the same way as adults, therefore making it difficult for parents or other people close to the child to understand how the child experiences the crisis.
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Addiction problems
A harmful addiction can develop for any activity or substance that causes feelings of pleasure (eating, drugs, games...).
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Self-destructiveness
Juhani has a 27-year-old son called Tommi, they both live in Jyväskylä. Tommi has seemed gloomy and depressed for a long time.
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Immigration
Moving to another country is a major life change. After arriving in the new country, every immigrant goes through an immigration process during which they internally process the effects caused to their life by changes in the external situation.
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Citizenship and recovery orientated practice and care: developing international networks, collaborations and funding proposals
CRISP secondment and conference, 19 July 2019, Yale University/New York University
A blog by Nicola Cogan, Clinical Psychologist/Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
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Burnout
Harri works in a big company as an official. He works a lot throughout the year. In addition to his actual area of responsibility, Harri has lately undertaken a few extra projects. The projects require much travelling and sometimes Harri has no time to rest between the trips.
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Unemployment
Uncertainty about the future and living often causes worry and stress. Just like any other change, unemployment can also be a crisis. Even the threat of unemployment may be burdening. Also fixed-term employment and irregular work may cause both financial and emotional uncertainty.