The Professor of Psychology at the University of Jaén and head of the PROEMO Network participates in this document that analyzes the main problems of mental health among young people.
30/6/2023.- The professor of the University of Jaén (UJA) and main responsible of the Network (PROEMO), Luis Joaquín García collaborates as an expert in the drafting of the Report on Emotional Well-being of the Princess of Girona Foundation, which analyzes the main problems and proposes strategies to address them.
In a context marked by increasing emotional and mental health challenges among youth, this paper examines priority areas and opportunities for intervention, with a focus on fostering skills and habits that enable young people to manage both positive and negative emotions. It also highlights the importance of collaboration between professionals, organizations and the public sector to maximize the impact of these actions and ensure adequate support.
Along with Luis Joaquín García, three other experts have collaborated in the preparation of the report: Luis Caballero, Head of the Support Unit of the Spanish Youth Institute (INJUVE), Rolf Tarrach, Professor of Theoretical Physics and member of the Advisory Council of the Princess of Girona Foundation, and Emilio Lamo, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and of the Advisory Council of the Princess of Girona Foundation.
Through this report, the Princess of Girona Foundation seeks not only to provide practical solutions, but also to raise awareness of the importance of attending to emotional well-being as a key factor in the personal, academic and social development of new generations.
In this sense, this report will serve as a reference document for the preparation of the Report and Roadmap 2025 on the health and emotional well-being of young people and adolescents, recently promoted by the team of professionals of the PROEMO Network, which includes researchers from the University of Jaén, Rovira i Virgili University, Miguel Hernández University, University of Almería, Autonomous University of Madrid, University of Malaga and University of Deusto. In this strategic document of the PROEMO NETWORK, the Princess of Girona Foundation is part of the External Advisory Board that has collaborated in its drafting, together with entities such as the Spanish Youth Institute (INJUVE), the Spanish Youth Council (CJE), the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA), the Integral Health group of the FELGTBI+, the Spanish Association of Mutual Help against Social Phobia and Anxiety Disorders (AMTAES), the Confederation of Organizations of Psychopedagogy and Guidance of Spain (COPOE), the Andalusian Association of Youth Technicians (AATJ) and the Asturian Association for the Attention and Care of Children (ASACI).
The PROEMO Network is a research network RED2022-134247-T) funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the State Research Agency) through the State Program to promote scientific-technical research and its transfer, within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2021-2023.
