Online regional seminar “Interaction of NGOs, juvenile police, healthcare and education institutions to prevent youth violence and suicide”

Online regional seminar “Interaction of NGOs (non-governmental organizations), juvenile police, healthcare and education institutions to prevent youth violence, early pregnancy and suicide” for vice-principals, social educators, classroom teachers, psychologists, helthcare workers, school and college inspectors took place on January 8, 2020, according to the winter holiday action plan of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, in Ust-Kamenogorsk.

The purpose of the seminar is to consider measures for the prevention of youth violence, early pregnancy and child suicide related to the socio-psychological support of teens in educational institutions and in the family.

Speakers at the online seminar:

- Ibrayev S.Zh., Head of the Political Work Department of Nur Otan Party of EKR.

- Anuarbekova S.M., a social worker of Nursalauat Youth Center of East Kazakhstan region; development of a healthy lifestyle;

- Beisenbayeva A.E., a senior inspector for special assignments, a captain of Juvenile Police of East Kazakhstan region;

- Beksoltanov A.M., a senior district juvenile police inspector of the Left-Bank Police Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city;

- Zhamalbayeva Zh.T., a psychologist of a creative group of Secondary School No. 19 of Semey city;

- Tagiyeva I.T., the Chairman of Psychological Service Association, a psychologist of Mayakovsky Secondary School of Zharma district;

- Madiyeva A.Z., a psychologist of a creative group of Secondary School No. 5, Ayagoz town.

230 teachers of the region took part in the regional online seminar. The participants discussed the professional skills of teachers in organizing the work to prevent youth violence, early pregnancy and suicide. Teachers were acquainted and trained to use the strategies for preventive, corrective and developing work on these issues among teens.

During the seminar, recommendations were developed on forming a psychological culture and the competence of teachers to prevent youth violence through educational and informational activities.