[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cHappy. Becoming Capable\u201d is a project promoted by Minotauro, Spazio Aperto Servizi, CSV Monza\u2013Lecco\u2013Sondrio and Le Comunit\u00e0 della Salute, with the support of the Fondazione Guido Venosta.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2024, it is inspired by the WHO\/Europe principle\u00a0\u201cNothing about us, without us\u201d<\/b>, placing at the center the needs and voices of adolescents (13\u201319) in the Milan metropolitan area and the province of Monza and Brianza.<\/p>\n
In a global context in which suicide is the\u00a0third leading cause of death<\/b>\u00a0among young people aged 15\u201329 (source: World Health Organization, 2021), Happy was created as a concrete response to a growing demand for listening, support and prevention.<\/p>\n
The aim is to strengthen young people\u2019s relational, emotional and social skills, while also engaging parents, teachers and local associations to build a true educational community.<\/p>\n
Active in\u00a0Milan, Seregno and Sovico<\/b>, the program involves\u00a0350 adolescents<\/b>, together with\u00a060 parents<\/b>,\u00a060 teachers<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a030 local associations<\/b>, through creative workshops, psychological listening spaces, training sessions and active citizenship activities.<\/p>\n
The Foundation\u2019s vision<\/b><\/p>\n
Giuseppe Caprotti highlights the deeper meaning of the initiative:<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this project we want to generate trust and enhance every adolescent\u2019s talents, offering listening, tools and opportunities that help them face today\u2019s challenges with greater autonomy, serenity and the ability to navigate their own path of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The psychological approach<\/b><\/p>\n
For Alessia Lanzi, project leader and psychotherapist at Minotauro:<\/p>\n
\u201cAdolescents live through a time of fragility, transformation and social pressures. Happy was created precisely to offer safe spaces for expression and listening, where they can discover and strengthen their emotional and relational resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
The educational network<\/b><\/p>\n
From Spazio Aperto Servizi, President Maria Grazia Campese emphasizes the role of the educational community:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe school is the first place where the educational community takes shape. Through Happy\u2019s workshops we enter schools to foster dialogue, awareness and mutual trust among adolescents, teachers and families. It is in these shared spaces that the possibility to \u2018become capable\u2019 is built\u2014together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The value of volunteering and the local community<\/b><\/p>\n
Finally, Filippo Vigan\u00f2, President of CSV Monza\u2013Lecco\u2013Sondrio, underscores the community dimension:<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy is also a model of co-design: it activates local networks and creates synergies between schools and associations, giving life to educational experiences that truly put young people at the center.\u201d<\/p>\n
An investment in the future<\/b><\/p>\n
Podcast, sport, street art and calligraphy workshops; programs to manage school-related stress; individual counseling sessions; meetings for families and online help desks for teachers. These are just some of the activities already underway, representing a concrete investment in the human capital of the new generations.<\/p>\n
On\u00a022 November<\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0Seregno<\/b>, at\u00a0Liceo Parini<\/b>\u00a0(10:00\u201311:30), a conference will be held to present the project, with a specific focus on adolescents:\u00a0\u201cFrom Fragility to Capability: \u2018Happy,\u2019 a New Perspective for Adolescents.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0The event will explore the fragilities that characterize new generations\u2014such as anxiety and loneliness\u2014alongside their resources, including creativity, a desire for the future and relational skills. The meeting will be an opportunity to reflect on the role of adults, the importance of accompanying young people, and building an educational community capable of listening and dialogue, strengthening support for families and schools.<\/p>\n
Speakers will include\u00a0Alessia Lanzi<\/b>, psychotherapist and project leader of\u00a0Happy. Becoming Capable<\/i>, and\u00a0Giuseppe Caprotti<\/b>, President of the Fondazione Guido Venosta, which supports and promotes the project.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid initial_loading_animation=”fadeIn” grid_id=”vc_gid:1768598246183-c44334fc-3c33-6″ include=”68330″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Happy. Diventare Capaci\u2019 is a project promoted by Minotauro, Spazio Aperto Servizi, CSV Monza-Lecco-Sondrio and Le Comunit\u00e0 della Salute, with the support of the Guido Venosta Foundation. The programme, which is running in Milan, Seregno and Sovico, involves 350 teenagers, together with 60 parents, 60 teachers and 30 local associations, through creative workshops, psychological counselling, training sessions and active citizenship activities. On 22 November in Seregno at the Liceo Parini from 10:00 to 11:30, the conference From Fragility to Capability, \u201cHappy\u201d a new perspective for adolescents will present the project with a specific focus on adolescents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[25,31,37,35],"class_list":["post-68328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-community","tag-psychological-support","tag-vulnerable-individuals","tag-youth"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68331,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68328\/revisions\/68331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondazioneguidovenosta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}