MHE capacity building seminar, Brussels, 12 June 2009
On Friday 12 June, a capacity-building seminar for MHE members has been organised. The theme selected for the capacity-building seminar was "Empowerment" (empowerment of politicians, mental health service users and mental health professionals).
To know more about this event, please find the agenda here
Presentations made during capacity building seminar were the following:
Anja Baumann (WHO Europe) presentation
Jan Van Speybroeck (Flemish Association for Mental Health) presentation on stages of politicians in mental health services in Flanders
Andreas Schwab (Pro Mente Austria) presentation on empowerment of mental health professionals
Erik Olsen (ENUSP) presentation on empowerment of users
Pino Pini (AISME) presentation on experience of empowerment in Florence, Italy
Vicki Nash (MIND) presentation on empowerment of politicians in England
Menelaos Theodoroulakis (ARGOS Network) presentation on lobbying Greek and European authorities