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Today, Norway celebrates 209 years of independence. Although Norway is not a member of the European Union, together with the countries of the Old Continent it is building a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. Norway supports Lithuania's economic and social development. Since 2004, Lithuania has received almost €270 million in funding from the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway. With this support, Lithuania and Norway are strengthening ties in th

In order to evaluate the implementation process, relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact of the 2014–2021 EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms for Lithuania, private limited company UAB „Smart Continent LT“, upon the request of the Lithuanian National Focal Point, conducted the interim evaluation of the Financial Mechanisms.

A service popular in foreign countries, where specialists visit woman who are pregnant, have given birth or are raising children under age of 2 at their home, is now also offered in Lithuania. The aim is to help families acquire skills in caring for babies and treating children well, as well as to help mothers get a foothold in the labour market, recognise postnatal depression and prevent domestic violence.

On 10 October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day. It was a reminder that the psychological health of the world's population is getting worse. The statistics for the Lithuanian population are not encouraging either - the results of the latest 2019 survey conducted by the Lithuanian Statistics Department revealed that as many as 18% of the population had experienced symptoms of depre

Solving the mental health problems of children depends crucially on their immediate environment - parents' skills to promote their children's social and emotional development, build sustainable relationships with their children, and ensure the well-being of the child and family. The Incredible Years program in Lithuania, from which 585 parents of pre-school age children (3-6 yea

Highly qualified, specially trained professionals, called Well-being advisers, have started to provide free services in Lithuania. Their aim is to help people cope with mild emotional difficulties, the first symptoms of anxiety, insomnia and depression. The first Well-being advisers' offices have already been set up in 14 municipalities across the country, staffed by 28 specialists who have completed special training courses.

September is a special month reminiscent of how important it is to learn and continuously evolve. Thus, the Communication Division of the Ministry of Finance invited to the thematic meeting the communicators of the European Economic Area and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms Programme.

With the growing demand for mental health services, Welfare Counselors will soon take care of the emotional well-being of the population. They will provide low intensity emotional counseling services for mild signs of stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression problems. Specialists for this program will be trained by the Lithuanian Health Sciences University.

A mid-summer concert organised by the Ministry of Finance, dedicated to the cooperation between Lithuania and the Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Iceland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, attracted almost three thousand guests. The concert organised for the first time distinguished by the abundance of good emotions.

Conscious and healthy parenting will be promoted by family health specialists