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

Final Report