Prevention of suicidal behaviour of сhildren on the basis of artpedagogical activity

Abstract

Currently the problem of suicide among children and adolescents is one of the most pressing social problems all over the world. Reasons for such behavior should interest not only parents, psychologists or social services, but also teachers. Art-pedagogical activity can be regarded as one of the effective means to sort out such problems in elementary school. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify the content of art and educational activities in the prevention of abnormal domains in society after the pilot art-pedagogical session. 87 children at the age of 10-17 participated in the survey. 9 techniques were apllied during 6 research steps. The authors argue the establishment of creativity contributes to promotion of individual in society, the development of all the senses, memory, perception, will, imagination, intuition, and stress relief, increase of emotional tone, confidence, and positive attitude