1. SMART upbringing Re municipality- Norway
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A project in mental public health prevention for children and youth

2. IN THE HEART OF VESTFOLD COUNTY
RE KOMMUNE
- new and warm
IN THE HEART OF VESTFOLD COUNTY
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From antenatal care to 18 years

3. KEY FIGURES Inhabitants 9500 1/3 Children and youth Area 224 km2
RE KOMMUNE
- new and warm
Inhabitants
1/3 Children and youth
Area km2
Employees 700
Total budget mill. nok (53 mill. EUR)
Long-term dept mill. nok (80 mill. EUR)
Funds mill.nok(13,5 mill. EUR)
7 kindergartens
5 primary schools
1 junior high/secondary school
1 High school
Must children in kindergarten
Start school at 6 years and gets marks first at junior high school.

4. To Days Challenges
Mental illness costs the society more than 50% of all cancer diseases
Stands for more than 40 % of all sick leave
40 % of all disability insurance
A society that focus on the individual .
Many young people struggles feel left out, depression and loneliness
Can lead to drug abuse, crime, and radicalization.
The answer from government tens to more control
New ways of communication, social media , Facebook, Twitter, etc
High school absence rules
NAV
“You can achieve everything”

5. Mental disorders a public health challenge
A examination of Norwegian municipalities found that mental illness is the greatest challenges
Over 50% of the municipalities did not know how to address this.
WHO: Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
Quality of life: experience happiness, joy, meaning, vitality, satisfaction, safety and belonging.
To use our strengths, have interest, discover meaning and engagement.

6. Youth survey Ungdata Re 2013 – Depression and loneliness

7. Background
A national youth survey respondents (13-19 years- 2013) Found:
25% of the girls have symptoms of depression
40 % reported to be lonely
Many youth reported physical pain, head, abdomen, muscles and skeletal pain
In Re: Many children reported that they were bullied
11 % of the children needed educational assistance
Child protection services reports of many cases of family violence, parents with mental illness and drug abuse.
We overspending the budget with millions
We had to address this development

8. Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Universal measures - are more effective
Prevent – and start early – more effective than repairing
Health promotion at children's natural arena: home, kindergarten, schools, leisure activities.
To build mental capacity are more effective than mend/ treat mental illness.

9. We found that we had to look at it through new set of glasses
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We found that we had to look at it through new set of glasses
In order to do that we got ourselves a new set of lenses.
We started to ask question that reviled success, and we started to change practice.
More of what is working.

10. From individ to society
Bronfenbrenner’s modell
A ecology from the individual to society and back.
We have to work on all levels
From repairing to preventing
Mikronivået, Mesonivået, Eksonivået, Makronivået,

11. SMART upbringing - social innovation
We define social innovations as new ideas that meet social needs more effectively than what we have done previously.
Create new social relationships or collaborations.
In other words they are innovations that are both good for society and increases society’s capacity to act.
Tenke nytt om samfunnsmessige utfordringer

12. Methodology
Appreciative Inquiry (Phd. David L. Cooperrider and Phd.Diana Whitney)
Positive psychology (B. Fredricson and M. Seligman)
Social construction, ( Dr. Kenneth Gergen)
Action research
ART (Phd. Arnold p. Goldstein) Aggression replacement training, a multi modal program. Moral reasoning, anger management and social training.

13. Resilient child, youth and adult
Our Dream:
Resilient child, youth and adult
We created a dream.
We want to contribute to build resilient child, youth and adult.
The focus question was: How can we together find new ways so everybody can feel well-being and build reclines in their life.

14. SMART
S – Strength
M – cooperation
A – Appreciative
R – Relations
T – Training
Tools and methods
Together we create environment were all are included, and can experience well-being and hope
Systematisk arbeid over tid

15. Public health - municipality
SMART
Public health - municipality
Strength– M =cooperation – Appreciative – Relations - Training
Relations
parents
Leader program
Youth
Ungdomsskole og videregående
14 – 18
SMART Child welfere
Upbringing Kindergarten, Schools
Research
Public Phd
Director of Public health institute Norway: Camilla Stoltenberg:
Universell measurement that has an effect on mental health
Needs new/innovation for measurements
Research
Tools neste

16. Her is one of the tools, the 20 strengths that we are using, it’s a bit difficult to see so I show you one example in a minute.
We will bring a translation in Estonian.
Together with illustrations that helps the youngest children to understand the meaning of the words.
Much to our surprise we found that even 2 years olds understand this concept and can express themselves .

17. SMART tools developed in Re
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SMART tools developed in Re
SMART oppvekst book 1, 5 years
SMART oppvekst book 2, 6 og 7 years
SMART oppvekst bok 3, 8 og 9 years
SMART ungdom, 13 – 19 år, October 2016
SMART Key Chain
SMART posters
We have written 4 books about SMART that contains some theory but most important is the narratives, the story's
That is used and read to the children. The story's tell about everyday life and dilemmas and how it have been solved in a good way.
The story's is used as reflation in conversations with the children at school, kindergarten ore at home.
The key Cain is used by the adult to help us remember the strength that is in use.
When you Cath a child in doing something nice you can respond to it.

18. Results More satisfied with them selves Have hope for the future
Less tensed
Less depressed and happier
Bullying reduced with 50%
Parents more interested in school work, gives more praise
More satisfied with their grades

19. Assisted education from 11 % to 8%
Bullying down from 9% to 4%
5.th grades on top in our county in English, math and Norwegian (PISA international school test)
Reports to child welfare down 34%
Les children in foster care from 10 to 3 each year
Child protection services saved Kr.7 millions ( EU) in 2 years