Background Research:
Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz is an academic outpatient clinic for psychotherapy. This type of service is common at German universities that house a center for psychology due to the need and value placed on practical education in this field. Jena University, officially Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia Germany.
According to some researches children and adolescents are affected by various factors such as pandemics, wars, energy and climate crises worldwide which result in increased evidence for psychiatric disorders among them. In response to the demand created through such social issues German health system has been struggling with some challenges while providing adequate support.
Prof.Dr.Julia Asbrand who works at the University of Jena pointed out that these helpless mental healthcare systems have even more problems during times like pandemics.The recent step taken up by Thuringia by starting Thüringens erste Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz für Kinder, Jugendliche und Familien aims to improve mental healthcare provision specifically designed for children and adolescents.
FAQs
1. What does ‚Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz‘ mean?
A psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic affiliated with a university.
2. Who is Prof.Dr.Julia Asbrand?
She works at the University of Jena who studies young people’s responses on psychological stressors like pandemic,wars etc…
3.What are the global problems affecting our young generation?
Global problems such as pandemics (e.g COVID 19),Wars (E.g Ukraine war) ,Energy&Climate crisis(e.g global warming) are affecting adversely on our young generation according their age specific ways which may lead them inevitably towards psychological vulnerabilities .
4.How has psychotherapy provision been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
The already strained mental health support system was stretched even further during pandemic times unable to meet demand and offer adequate support for all that needed it.
5.What has Thuringia recently done about this matter?
Thuringia has started the region’s first Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz für Kinder, Jugendliche und Familien which aims to improve specialized mental healthcare provision for children and adolescents.
Originamitteilung:
Corona-Pandemie, Krieg in der Ukraine, Energie- und Klimakrise – das sind nur einige Beispiele, die die Menschen weltweit bedrücken. Dies trifft Kinder und Jugendliche in besonderer Weise, so dass deren psychische Belastungen zunehmen, wie die Forschung ermittelt hat. „Kinder und Jugendliche mit psychischen Störungen treffen auf ein schon seit Jahren überlastetes Hilfesystem, das während der Pandemie noch stärker an seine Grenzen gestoßen ist“, weiß Prof. Dr. Julia Asbrand von der Universität Jena. Doch in Thüringen ist jetzt ein wichtiger Schritt getan worden, um die Versorgung psychisch belasteter Kinder und Jugendlicher zu verbessern.