In the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand is launching a program dedicated to helping teenagers overcome the sour parts of love.
Officials want to ‘Positive Impact’ on how teenagers handle ‘early experience of love and hurt’
According to a statement from the New Zealand government, the Love Better campaign was recently set up to “support young people to overcome their broken experiences, develop positive and lasting attitudes to deal with trauma”. “. To this end, Love Better will receive the equivalent of approximately US$4 million over the next three years.
Regarding the decision to launch the program, Priyanca Radhakrishnan—New Zealand’s Deputy Minister for Social Development and Employment—shared that people expressed a need to “get support to cope with their first life experiences of love.” and hurt.”
“More than 1,200 Kiwi youth told us they needed support to cope with early life experiences of love and hurt, and breakup was identified as a common challenge.”
Radhakrishnan added, “We know that breaking up is painful. We want to support our young people dealing with trauma and know there is a way to get through it.”
By offering New Zealanders the program, officials hope to ultimately “positively impact how they approach future relationships”.
In a promotional video, a narrator declares that “breakups are terrible” before noting that the Love Better campaign is focused on having “a community of new breakups helping those who are struggling.” just broke up to help a little hurt becomes a big hurt.”
In addition, we should also add that the central message of the program is “owning the feeling”.
The campaign will introduce ‘Young people share true stories’ to help others
Radhakrishnan notes that Love Better is “a primary prevention campaign” with “young people sharing true stories to help their friends.”
As such, she calls it “an authentic way to inspire others to build their own strength, self-worth, and resilience.”
What do you think about New Zealand’s implementation of this new program and would you like to see the US do the same?
