Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Bulgarian and Romanian Schools

There are significant gaps in the governmental policies of both countries regarding mental health support for young people. (…) Ioana Tonceanu, an outreach coordinator for Mental Health for Romania, explains that there is a lack of more reliable information and too few professionals who would be able to deal with this situation. Another failing is the fact that though most school specialists have received training on students’ development, they don’t have sufficient knowledge regarding their vulnerabilities.