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Psychosocial programmes to support the resolution of the challenges
of risky behaviours in the digital environment

Nataša Demšar Pečak
Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Introduction and purpose: With this paper, we want to highlight the importance of free
intervention programs in empowering users in seeking psychosocial help and support.
Various psychosocial programs are intended to prevent and solve various problems of
individual vulnerable groups of the population and are designed to consider the char-
acteristics of the needs of each target group of users. The contribution particularly ad-
dresses the importance of a network of psychosocial programs in families and individ-
uals with support in need, who are faced with the challenges of risky online behaviors,
to solve which they need professional help, as they are unable to cope on their own.
Psychosocial intervention programs to support and protect families for safety in the
digital environment are financed by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and
Equal Opportunities
Content presentation: For a better possibility of equal accessibility for all, the state, in
addition to interventions in the field of healthcare, also strives with the co-financed
programs. With this, the state wants to reach vulnerable groups and reduce inequal-
ity in the availability of such services. The article presents a program for support for
those addicted to digital technology, which is implemented by the NORA Institute -
LogOut, a center for help with excessive use of the Internet and is the first special-
ized center for help with various risky online behaviors. The program is aimed at of-
fering individual professional and group help to those addicted to digital devices, or
holistic treatment of persons with non-chemical forms of addiction, addicts and their
relatives, inter-institutional integration with individual, family, partnership, and group
work methods. As part of the aid program, specialized clinics for the treatment of dig-
ital addictions are also organized.
Conclusions: Digitization does indeed enable new ways of communicating, education,
shopping, entertainment and carrying out various activities via the Internet, but it
should be noted that on the one hand, the digital environment offers unlimited pos-
sibilities for improving the quality of life, enables a greater level of equality and social
inclusion of families, on the other hand, it can pose a risk and increase the vulnerabil- duševno zdravje delovno aktivnih in starejših odraslih | mental health of working-age and older adults
ity of family members of all generations. Excessive exposure to screens and online ac-
tivities is also a concern for the mental health of family members of all generations.
The state must strive to improve the digital well-being of family members by providing
treatment, assistance, information, education, and awareness about the balanced and
healthy use of modern media and screen technology.
Keywords: digital environment, family, psychosocial programs, non-chemical addiction

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