Graduate psychologist of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and Scientific Collaborator of the Adolescent Health Unit (A.H.U), 2nd Dpt of Pediatrics-University of Athens,“ P.& A. Kyriakou” Childrens Hospital.

She is specialized in the diagnosis of learning disabilities, as well as in the psychometric evaluation of the adolescents with the use of WISC-III psychometric test and in the psychological counseling of adolescents.

   Furthermore, she is certified for her specialization in “internet addiction” for the adolescents, as well as in the dangers which the adolescents face, due to the unlimited internet use.

She has developed research relevant to adolescent’s issues, for their sexual habits, and for the internet addiction behaviors.

She has also introduced the above subjects in National Conferences and Seminars for parents, adolescents and educative personnel.

During her specialty training in Pediatrics at the “Aghia Sophia” General Children’s Hospital of Athens, she continued her clinical work with special interest in the hospital care of adolescents suffering from chronic disease. She had also clinical responsibilities regarding hospital and outpatient adolescents with thalassemia in General Hospital of Chania Crete (1999 - 2001). She has completed an Adolescent training course (2004-2005) in the Center for Health and Prevention in Adolescence (CE.HE.P.A.). She has been trained in Effective Adolescent Care and Health Protocols University of Lausanne/ Adolescent Health Unit (EuTEACH Summer School July 2006). She has studied adolescence behaviour, habits and problems in Greece and worked in research and the application of health intervention programmes in Greek adolescents as well.

During the last years, Anna-Maria’s love for books and children motivated her to create educational literary programs for students at schools. Through her programs she tries to transmit her love for reading books and make children understand the reasons why reading is such an important issue for human beings.

Anna Papadakis is the owner of the Gallery-Art Space “A.Papadakis”.

She is a graduate of the Greek-French school “St Joseph”.

She has studied Sociology at the “Deree College” of Athens and had her Master Degree on “Μuseum & Gallery Management” in London.

She speaks fluently English, French and Italian.

She has been interested in the health and quality of life issues of children and adolescents.

She is a collaborator of the Non-Government, Non-Profit Organization “For Adolescent Health (FAH)” (www.youth-life.gr) from the founding, until now.

 From 2005 to 2008 she has served as scientific associate at the department of Nutrition & Dietetics at Harokopio University in Athens and from 2005 since today is working as an associate researcher at Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at Medical School of Athens.

Pediatrician Sakou Ikbale-Irine graduated from the Medical School of Tirana in 1990. She was employed until 1994 as a general practitioner from the General Hospital in North Albania and in 1999 she completed examinations in the School of Medicine, Athens University which resulted in her degree being recognized as equivalent to a Greek one.

Afterwards she was trained in pediatrics in the 2nd Pediatrics Clinic of the University of Athens (Director Professor A. Konstantopoulos). Then she was trained and is still working as a scientific partner in the Adolescent Health Unit of the 2nd Pediatrics Clinic of the University of Athens, Children Hospital ‘ P. & A. Kyriakou’ from 2007 up until now.

   She is a writer of scientific articles has taken part in scientific books and is a speaker in Greek scientific councils. Her research work focuses on subjects involving infectious diseases and adolescent health in Greece. She has taken part in research programs of NSRF and other programs that involve subjects such as sexual education, eating disorders, vaccinations, internet use and the mental health of adolescents.