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The WHO project on adults with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities living in institutions in the WHO European Region targets a highly marginalized, vulnerable group whose quality of life, human rights and reinclusion in society are seriously compromised by outdated, often inhumane institutional practices.  The specific objectives of the project were …

  Rob Warriner, the CEO of the Walsh Trust has given us this report on their innovative community based service for keeping mother and their babies in a safe, home like, nurturing and supportive environment WALSH Trust has provided community-based, led and responsive mental health and well- being services since …

Small Things, Micro-Affirmations and Helpful Professionals Everyday:  Recovery-Orientated Practices According to Persons with Mental Health Problems Community Mental Health Journal Alain Topor· Tore Dag Bøe · Inger Beate Larsen 3 February 2018 This article is an open access publication The aim of this study, co-authored by IMHCN Collaborator Alain Topor, is …

Report: The right [and the opportunity] to have a [whole] life Trieste, Italy November 2017 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: …

The IMHCN Board will be holding its Annual General Meeting by tele-conference at 16.00 on Monday 16th April. For further information contact [email protected]  

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 …

 "The rights-based approach opened by the Law 180 should now take into consideration the new legal situation caused by the CRPD worldwide in the area of individuals’ human rights, especially about the issue of legal capacity and related involuntary care." Roberto Mezzina Roberto Mezzina is the Chair of IMHCN and the …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …