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The Lithuanian Version of Recovery and Social Inclusion has been published. It is an initiative of the Lithuanian Mental Health Management Association. The book was translated by Vaida Stankutė, a psychologist who worked in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation department of Vasaros Psychiatric Centre, and also contributed by other team members led by the tireless Onutė Davidonienė. Translation and publishing were funded by Lundbeck. The book is solid 200 pages, hardcover, and was published in 500 copies.
Jan Hilbig, psychiatrist and CARe Ambassador, teaches a course based on the book to resident psychiatrists every year. Also, an article will be published soon in the journal for Lithuanian psychiatrists.
Updated: Jun 4, 2021
An Integrated and Multi-sectoral Approach to Mental Health
Organiser: Dutch International Mental Health Hub
Webinar date: 11th of June 13.00-14.00 CET
Dear colleague,
We hereby invite you to our upcoming Webinar hosted by the Dutch International Mental Health Hub which will take place on the 11th of June 13.00-14.00 CET followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with the speakers. This time we will explore an international perspective on the integrated and multi-sectoral mental health care.
Mark this Webinar as a moment for education, inspiration and connecting with your international colleagues! If you think this would be interesting for someone else as well, please feel free to share.
How can mental health be seen from an integrated and multi-sectoral approach? Why is this important, what are other countries doing when it comes to integrated and multi-sectoral mental health systems? Most importantly, how can it improve care for service users?
We are honoured to go into these questions with following speakers:
Beverley Rose – User Research Centre Beverley works as advisor, trainer, researcher, and project manager with lived experience. She holds academic degrees in psychology and change management from UCLA (USA) and the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. After 20 years of experience as teacher and coach in educational settings, she is currently working in the social and mental health domain as part of the User Research Centre (URC). This research network is established by and for people with lived experience. Since April 2020, Beverly is project manager for the project “Developing Quality Systems for People with Lived Experience”, which aims to professionalize people with lived experience. In addition, Beverly works on building an international network with and for people with lived experience. Emily Hewlett – OECD Emily has been at the OECD for the past ten years working on mental health, health system reviews, public health policy, quality of care and inclusive growth. Since 2012, Hewlett has been leading the OECD’s work on mental health, including the OECD’s forthcoming work on mental health performance benchmarking “A New Benchmark for Mental Health Systems - Tackling the social and economic costs of mental ill-health” which is an analysis of the burden and economic cost of mental ill-health, overviews of mental health prevention and promotion policy, and development of internationally comparable mental health indicators. She holds academic degrees in Social and Political Sciences and International Affairs from Sciences Po, Paris, and the University of Cambridge, England. Ellinor Major - Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services Ellinor works as an adviser at the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services on national and regional plans for integrating mental health as an equal part of Norwegian public health. She is a psychologist with a PhD in traumatic stress. She worked as a researcher and clinically with refugees and was central in establishing the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies. In addition, she has worked as Director for Division of Mental Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Norwegian Directorate for Health for several years. During the webinar she will share with us the mental health strategy that was developed with 7 ministries in Norway to come an integrated and multi-sectoral approach in mental health. Register here
About the Dutch International Mental Health Hub (Waardenetwerk Internationaal Verbinden)
Online Launch Event
Thursday 10 June 2021 (15.00 to 16.45 CET)
“Is rights-based transformation truly possible in mental health? … Yes, and it’s already started!“
Many mental health services in high-, middle- and low-income countries around the world are failing people. Not only is access to services limited, but many people in distress and experiencing mental health crises are not receiving the support they need to feel better and move forward. Many people with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities are disempowered by mental health services and denied the right to decide over their own health and life choices. Some are further institutionalized and subject to coercive measures such as involuntary admission, forced treatment, seclusion, and restraints. These practices negatively impact people’s physical and mental health.
There is a different path that countries and services can take - no matter what part of the world. This is the path towards rights-based services that respect people’s right to make decisions about their treatment and lives, that are free from coercive practices, that consider people in the context of their whole lives, that support people to be included in their community. These services also learn from and utilize the vast expertise of people with lived experience in order to provide responsive care and support.
Join us on 10 June at 15.00 CET for the launch of WHO’s new guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches. You will learn about innovative mental health services that are revolutionizing mental health practices and hear personal testimonies from people who use mental health services and service providers, as well as from national and international policy-makers who are calling for a sea-change in mental health. The event will include interpretation in Arabic, French and Spanish, and captioning will also be available.
The draft launch programme is attached.
Please register now for the 10 June launch event here:
(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar)
Dr Michelle Funk Unit Head, Policy, Law and Human Rights Unit Department of Mental Health and Substance Use World Health Organization Twitter @MichelleFunk3
