1. Public Health Initiatives Estonia
Elis Haan, Ministry of Social Affairs
Norway Grants

2. Supported activities
General objective: Improved public health and reduced health inequalities
Main focus is on improving and developing children´s mental health field in Estonia
Development of mental health services
Training specialists and increasing their competency in health and non-health sector
Promotion of healthy behaviours and prevention of substance abuse and health problems (including mental health) through social campaigns, trainings and development of guidelines for local governments
Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases

3. Programme implementation scheme
4 pre-defined projects
Establishing Children´s Mental Health Centre
Developing and piloting the rehabilitation services for children with severe mental health problems
Developing a concept for integrated services to improve children´s mental health
Reducing communicable diseases in Estonian detention facilities
3 Open Calls
Service network for the provision of integrated social education and health services for children with mental health problems
3 projects received funding
Web-based information sources and counselling services on mental and reproductive health
Social marketing campaigns on healthy lifestyles and training on health in all policies in non-health sectors
4 projects recieved funding

4. Current status of the programme
4 projects will finish by the end of 2015
4 projects will finish by April 2016
6 projects will be extended until January 2017
Extension is based on national priorities regarding to developing children´s mental health system in Estonia

5. Bilateral cooperation
Seminars/conferences and study tours
Developing quality system for child psychiatry services (UK system adapted in Norway)
Establishing mental health advocacy organization in Estonia (The Norwegian Association of Youth Mental Health is involved)
Preparing a cohort study platform (in example of MoBA – NIPH)

6. Promotional activities
Bringing mental health into discussion in the society
Cooperation with project promoters, spoke persons and interest groups in Estonia (actors/actress)
Mental health related movie programme in Black Nights Film Festival in 2016
Video about programme activities and results
Impact assessment of the programme - guaranteeing sustainability of current programme activities
Thinking about the new Norway Grants period

7. Story