EUROPEAN MEETING OF GOOD PRACTICES AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, A YOUNG LOOK

INTRODUCTION

This seminar is designed to facilitate the exchange of good practices and the creation of networks among professionals from European-level entities working in the field of MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH

A first part of the seminar will consist of sessions where the key points of specific issues will be presented (to be determined). Actions carried out at the local level and success stories involving users, professionals and volunteers will be showed.

In a second part, several Mental Health centers on Valencian Community (Spain) will be visited where this type of actions are carried out.

A third part of the seminar will be the presentation of possibilities of designing a broader European project, Erasmus + Program (or others).

We will also try to leave time to visit the most emblematic sites of the city of Valencia and present our culture.

The last day of seminar an event will take place for different entities to show the work done in their countries. Thus, the general public can know new initiatives and can take ideas to carry out with their beneficiaries (capacity 160 seats).

OBJECTIVES

•Encourage the exchange of good practices and the implementation of new quality actions in the field of intervention for people with mental health problems.
•Contact and creation of networks between entities working in the field of mental health.
•To get better understanding about the possibility of carrying out projects within the Erasmus+ Program.

DATE AND VENUE

•Date: NOVEMBER 2019.
•Duration: 3days (+ 2 days travel)
•Venue: National Reference Center for Psychosocial Care for People with Serious Mental Disorder. (+ INFO: https://creap.imserso.es/creap_01/el_creap/presen/index.htm). Valencia, Spain.

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE

•20-25 participants from Erasmus+: Youth in Action programme countries.
•Participants must be professionals or volunteers working in the field of mental health.
•We are looking for 8 partners that send a maximum of 3 participants each.

FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

Travel, accommodation and subsistence costs will be funded according to Erasmus+ Programme.

Keep in mind that travel costs will be funded under the Erasmus+ distance calculator (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm).

SOME DISCUSSION TOPICS
-Evaluation of three types of physical exercise in the improvement of the symptomatology and quality of life in people with schizophrenia in a psychosocial rehabilitation program.
-Evaluation of a music therapy program in patients with severe mental illness: effects on symptomatology, social cognition and quality of life.
-Mental health stigma
-The promotion of user groups: Clubhouse
-The challenge of the labour inclusion of people with severe mental disorders.
-Paradigm shift on human rights in mental health
-Adherence therapy (AT) in patients with schizophrenia
-Programs for self-management education
-Cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis
-Efficacy of progressive muscle relaxation
-Psychoeducational interventions for relatives of people with schizophrenia
-Clinical interventions in women with schizophrenia: pregnancy
-Effects of early interventions for psychosis in the use of hospitalization services
-Risk factors for suicide in schizophrenia
-Recovery perspective in community-based housing
-Metacognitive training

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
•Please, send the Partner Identification Form by email to lrincon@reyardid.org.
•Deadline: 26th April.