Social measures for individual and community well-being

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’
Author/s Maria Garro Adriana Ragusa, Cinzia Novara
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2022/1
Language Italian Pages 17 P. 43-59 File size 255 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSC2022-001003
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Intervention projects in social and psychological fields envisage actions aimed at creating a network not only among institutions and informal support but also an opportunity for change to beneficiaries. Within such parameters, in 2020, 6 young people from the Juvenile Criminal Services in Palermo participated in a project to offer them the opportunity for change through the promotion of well-being, both as individuals and within communities. In general, such measures consist of supporting social categories, and vulnerable individuals. Psychological evidence suggests the adoption of sports activities as a successful methodology, as they are based on sharing standards as well as relying on individual responsibility and mutual respect.

Keywords: well-being, community, juvenile justice, interventions project, rules, watersports.

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Maria Garro Adriana Ragusa, Cinzia Novara, La progettazione di interventi per il benessere individuale e di comunità in "PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA’" 1/2022, pp 43-59, DOI: 10.3280/PSC2022-001003