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Updated: Aug 15, 2020
First of its kind, a remote Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Program, aka SEIP, has been founded by Zsolt Bugarszki.
SEIP is open to partnership with organizations that support social innovation, social entrepreneurship, sustainable development and impact-oriented entrepreneurship. They aim to work together with corporations, universities, local municipalities and governmental agencies, media and representatives of creative industries and art.
Within the framework of this collaboration, certified CARe Trainers are shall offer special support for individuals and organisations active in recovery-oriented mental health care, developing sustainable e-services.
In this program, SEIP and CARe Trainers can help its participants to use modern ICT technology in their community-based mental health care service. Particular attention will be paid to supporting user-led initiatives, user groups and peer support. Mentors will provide consultation on online solutions in peer support. As well as, the offering of participation in SEIP's 6 months long incubation program for social enterprises acting in the field of mental health care.
SEIP's services are available free of charge for the members of The CARe Network.
You can email to info@seincubation.com to join. Or be warmly welcome to check out the Forum with a vibrant social entrepreneurs community:
“The isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil – they all cause or could cause psychological distress,”… “The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed urgently”
IIMHL & IIDL Leadership Briefing VIII
COVID-19: The long term impacts on mental health
and financial inequality with - solutions
Janet Peters, Kathy Langlois, Steve Appleton, & Fran Silvestri
11 May 2020
This Briefing includes a report from The Wellbeing Trust which describes “deaths of
despair” for the US and gives policy solutions that have applicability for all countries.
In addition there are two articles from the Mental Health Foundation in the UK about
the long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health and financial insecurity. The
findings of an ongoing research project led by the Mental Health Foundation
underscores the information presented..
Projected Deaths of Despair from COVID-19
Petterson et al, Well Being Trust, 8th May 2020 Read more... PDF Download link
Devora Kestel, director mental health department WHO
Webinar “Mental health in the aftermath of COVID-19”
Thursday, 30 April 2020 14:30-15:30 CET
The COVID-19 pandemic and national responses to it have created significant challenges for people with psychosocial disabilities and the general public. Current measures introduced across Europe cause serious restrictions on our daily functioning, work, and access to health services. These restrictions are very likely to bring along long-term socio-economic consequences, which have a key impact on our mental health. Some areas will have a particular role to play in the further prevention of mental ill-health, such as employment, access to community-based services, and many others.
The webinar aims to anticipate the main risks and start formulating possible solutions.
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In this webinar, invited speakers will present their observations, identified challenges and ideas for tackling them in the recovery from the crisis.
Agenda
Welcome and introduction – Claudia Marinetti, Mental Health Europe
Psychosocial risk and protective factors in the context of COVID-19 outbreak and response – Dan Chisholm, World Health Organisation Europe
Access to community mental health services – how COVID19 is shaping our approach – Steve Appleton, Centre for Mental Health, UK
Main challenges in the area of employment post-COVID-19 – Stephen Bevan, Institute for Employment Studies, UK
Reaction from the European Commission – DG Sante (TBC)
Interventions form the audience
Closing remarks – Claudia Marinetti, Mental Health Europe
Speakers
Dan Chisholm is Programme Manager for Mental Health at the WHO Regional Office for Europe (based in Copenhagen, Denmark). He works with WHO Member States and other partners to develop and implement national mental health policies and plans, as well as provide guidance, tools and advocacy for the promotion of mental health and the development of prevention, treatment and recovery services across the life-course. He was formerly a Health Systems Adviser in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at WHO Headquarters Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
Steve Appleton is the European Lead for the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership and co-ordinates their work in the UK while working closely with colleagues in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australasia. As part of this role Steve co-facilitates the work of the I-CIRCLE collaborative which brings together cities from around the world on work related to population mental health improvement and prevention
For enquiries about registration or participation, please contact Marcin Rodzinka, Advocacy and Policy Officer at Mental Health Europe, marcin.rodzinka@mhe-sme.org.
