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Dear friends, colleagues,

I am honoured to accept the role of general coordinator of CARe Network. I believe, there is a lot of potential in our organization and that we can achieve a lot together!

I am looking forward to meeting you all online and hopefully also in person during the next year. Stay well. - Pavel Říčan, General Coordinator, The CARe Network



CARe Ambassador in Czech Republic

Pavel Říčan

Director of Centre for Mental Health Care Development

Pavel Říčan is a sociologist and a lecturer with almost 20 years of experience in community mental health services. Since 2014 he works as a Director of Centre for Mental Health Care

Development www.cmhcd.cz based in Prague. Pavel is involved in numerous projects and innovative activities in mental health. He likes simple, effective and recovery oriented approaches. In recent years it was especially peer specialist’s involvement in practice, theory and research what occupied his professional life. Since 2013 he is engaged as a consultant for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of social affairs helping with mental health reforms.

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Noteworthy Reports

OECD – Tackling the mental health impact of the COVID-19 crisis: An Integrated, whole of society response.




The COVID-19 crisis has heightened the risk factors generally associated with poor mental health – financial insecurity, unemployment and educational engagement, access to physical exercise, daily routine, access to health services – fell dramatically. Across countries, the mental health of unemployed people and those experiencing financial insecurity was worse than that of the general population. OECD countries have responded with decisive efforts to scale-up mental health services. However, the scale of mental health distress since the start of the pandemic requires more integrated, whole-of-society approach to mental health. Read it here.

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