Democracy and Community Mental Health Care

Organized by Mental Health Department ASUI Trieste and Associations and Social Cooperatives of the territory in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Health and World Health Organization Policies, among legislations, Laws and personal rights Services, from health / care to Community Mental Health promotion Powers, from excluding to including Inequalities, among social determinants, needs and social rights … Read more

Transformation of Mental Health Services in West Wales

  Hywel Dda University Health Board has been working to transform their mental health system. For the last two years they have been developing a community based service, drawing on some of the experience of a twinned service in Trieste. Italy. IMHCN provided facilitated support to the formal twinning collaboration between the two Mental Health … Read more

Active citizenship and empowerment in community mental health:  Participative innovations in France and abroad

WHOCC INTERNATIONAL MEETING 29 and 30 MARCH 2018 LILLE, FRANCE «Active citizenship and empowerment in community mental health:  Participative innovations in France and abroad» The 5th international meeting of the WHO-Collaborating Centre of Lille extends an invitation to two days of debate and exchange on how to continue enhancing the empowerment of mental health service … Read more

Report: The right [and the opportunity] to have a [whole] life Trieste, Italy November 201

  This was an open interactive meeting with an exchange of new thinking, creative ideas and innovative practices. It included study visits to services and programmes, short courses and masterclasses on innovative practices, working groups and expert meetings. Topics: Epidemiology of Rights The issue of migrants and ethnic minorities Bioethics The UNCPRD compliant services The biomedical … Read more

International Mental Health Congress 18 – 19 July 2017: A Report

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] International Mental Health Congress                   18 & 19 July 2017 | All Nations Centre, Cardiff          .      We had two inspiring days togerther at our International Mental Health Congress. Partnering with the IMHCN we designed an agenda that explored the ‘whole person, whole life, whole systems’ approach to … Read more

International Mental Health Congress, Cardiff, Wales, 18 – 19 July

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] International Mental Health Congress                   18 & 19 July 2017 | All Nations Centre, Cardiff          .      Join us for two inspiring days at our International Mental Health Congress. Partnering with the IMHCN we have designed an agenda which explores the ‘whole person, whole life, whole systems’ approach … Read more

IMHCN Newsletter March 2016

You can read the latest edition of our newsletter  here. Information in the newsletter includes; Launch of the International Psychiatric Hospital in Transition Alliance A report on the International School, Trieste, Italy “A Community without seclusion” The International School was held on the 16th to the 18th December 2015 in Trieste. Twinning Convention between Abertawe … Read more

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

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

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