It has been decided to open up direct access to psychological services at the youth centre Hamrinn, thereby ensuring easy access to mental healthcare for young people aged 16-18. The City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has entered into an agreement with KaraConnect to participate in a two-year pilot project. The agreement will ensure better access to psychologists for young people who attend the youth centre, thereby bringing the service closer to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is KaraConnect and how does their service work? The key is accessibility, and with the introduction of KaraConnect, young people are no longer dependent on sitting in a waiting room, as appointments can be held via computers and smart devices. This means that young people can receive services from a professional in the safety of their own home, at a time that suits them and at a level of support they feel comfortable with. Staff at the youth centre help those who wish to use this service to learn how to use KaraConnect, book their first appointment, and choose a suitable method, such as video chat, messaging, or attending a drop-in session. What happens next is then decided by the young person and the professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n A photograph was taken at the opening of the youth centre in February 2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/sup><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 opna \u00e1 beinan a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed ungmennah\u00fasinu Hamrinum og tryggja \u00feannig greitt a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 ge\u00f0heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu fyrir ungmenni \u00e1 aldrinum 16-18 \u00e1ra. Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6r hefur gengi\u00f0 til samninga vi\u00f0 K\u00f6ruConnect um \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed tilraunaverkefni til tveggja \u00e1ra.\u00a0 Samningurinn mun tryggja betra a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum fyrir ungmenni sem s\u00e6kja ungmennah\u00fasi\u00f0 og f\u00e6rir \u00feannig […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13803"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The youth centre, Hamarinn, aims to provide young people aged 16\u201325 with a space to come together and work on interesting and fun projects and events. The agreement with KaraConnect is intended to make the youth centre a hub for young people in more than just recreation, and emotional support is one of the most important forms of assistance that can be provided. KaraConnect is an online tool that makes it easier for young people to access psychological services when they need them. KaraConnect is a web-based solution that connects clients with professionals in the education, welfare and healthcare sectors. The software enables clients to receive, and various specialists to provide, the best available service and treatment, wherever and whenever, through a secure remote conferencing system. The aim is to revolutionise clients' access to specialist services and, at the same time, modernise the professional environment for specialists.<\/p>\nThe key is easy access to a time that suits the young people themselves.<\/h4>\n