IMHCN is now a registered charity

IMHCN has been granted charitable status under UK law by the Charities Commission. The benefits for our organisation and the people we work with are many. We are now recognised formally for the work we do across the world. Our objectives are as follows: “The charity’s objects are, for the public benefit, to assist in the … Read more

Integrated Community Care for the Needs of Vulnerable People with Severe Mental Disorders in India

The INCENSE program was conceived as a systemic response to the challenges involved in addressing the many unmet needs of highly vulnerable people with severe mental disorders (SMDs) like Schizophrenia living within mental hospitals, in their homes and without shelter on the streets. The aim of the INCENSE program was to build on exis?ng systems of care and gradually develop … Read more

A community without seclusion: Presentations from the International School in Trieste, December 2015

Pdf versions of over 50 presentations by speakers at the International School: A community without seclusion – the challenge of the open door, open discourse, open access in mental health care and services through practices of freedom held in Trieste, Italy in December 2015 available here. The meeting was aimed at exchanging experiences and practices through a reciprocal … Read more

IMHCN Library and Resources available free

The IMHCN library contains a wealth of information that can help us to understand and reflect on what is important in developing and sustaining a Whole Person, Whole Life, Whole Community, Whole System movement. We want to capture the latest and most relevant knowledge base from around the world and share this with each other. … Read more

The Art of Helpful Relationships with Professionals

The Art of Helpful Relationships with Professionals: A Meta-ethnography of the Perspective of Persons with Severe Mental Illness by Amanda Ljungberg, Anne Denhov, Alain Topor Abstract Relationships with professionals have been shown to be helpful to persons with severe mental illness (SMI) in relation to a variety of services. In this article, we aimed to synthesize the … Read more

Money and Mental Illness: A Study of the Relationship Between Poverty and Serious Psychological Problems

The aim of this study co-authored by IMHCN member, Alain Topor, was to examine the relation between severe mental illness, economic status, and social relations. A financial contribution per month was granted to 100 individuals with severe mental illnesses for a 9-month period. Assessments of the subjects were made before the start of the intervention … Read more

Launch of the International Psychiatric Hospital in Transition Alliance

The IMHCN with partners in India, Brazil, Malaysia, Serbia, Hungary, Palestine, Azerbaijan, The Gambia, Canada, Italy and the UK have developed the International Psychiatric Hospital in Transition Alliance, this was founded at the 2015 Franco and Franca Basaglia International School held in Trieste. This Alliance builds on the declaration made in Trieste in 2011 at … Read more

FREEDOM FIRST A study of the experiences with community-based mental health care in Trieste, Italy

This substantive report on the work of the Mental Health Department of Trieste, Italy was written by Lister, a mental health service organisation from Utrecht, Netherlands, as they say: “This is a view of the everyday practices in Trieste, with the good aspects of the system and also the imperfections. But it also has depth and … Read more

A community without seclusion: International meeting, Trieste, 15-18 December 2015

The four day meeting will consider the challenge of the open door, open discourse, open access in mental health care and services through practices of freedom. See the full programme here. The event is being organised by the Mental Health Department of Trieste in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with the International … Read more

Trieste Recovery Learning Community and Recovery House: First six months

The first phase of the Trieste Recovery Learning community and Recovery House has now been completed. Over a six month period Paul Baker and Roberta Casadio from IMHCN worked with the Trieste Mental Health Department in developing a whole life recovery focussed project to enable six people and their families to develop their autonomy and … Read more

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