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Updated: Feb 7, 2019
The CARe Network calls for abstracts and proposals to its "NEW SHOES" SUMMIT 2019 that will be organised in Helmond, The Netherlands on the 30-31 of May, 2019. After our successful Pitching Competition event in Bucharest 2018 March, we would like to bring together the community of The CARe Network in order to discuss the improvements in our countries' mental health system.
The theme of this summit event is:
Inspiring New Environments for Recovery and Inclusion
During the event, we will also hold our The CARe Network Board Meeting. We are accepting abstracts for short (max. 20 minutes) presentations until 14th of February 2019 (deadline extended!). For professionals and activists who are interested in our Summit, the participation fee is 150 EUR (Early bird ticket is 125 EUR, click here to buy now: ) Service users tickets is 50 EUR (Early bird ticket is 25 EUR ONLY!)
For submission of your abstracts (workshops and presentations) at the event please email to: care@thecare-network.com
Jean-Pierre Wilken, President, The CARe Network Zsolt Bugarszki Jodee Lim
On the 11th of December, our CARe Ambassador in Estonia, Karin Hanga won the Main Prize in the Estonian National Contest for University Students with her Ph.D. thesis “Developing an initial social rehabilitation needs assessment procedure and the scope of rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities in Estonia“.
The contest was organized in cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Academy of Sciences and Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs with the aim to promote research among university students, and to acknowledge students who have achieved outstanding results with their thesis, study, research or scientific publication.
In the award ceremony, Karin said that her professional work is grounded in the belief that everyone has the right to happiness, dignity, and self-determination and to be treated with support and respect, especially in situations where societal help and understanding are needed. Karin hopes to change the paternalistic views about persons with disabilities and would like to continue her efforts to further develop disability services in Estonia and make Estonia a better place to live for everybody.
The supervisors of Karin's dissertation were prof Lauri Leppik from Tallinn University, Estonia and prof Diana DiNitto from Texas University, USA; consultant prof Jean Pierre Wilken from Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Transformation of social care homes in Ukraine
New report on Ukrainian social care homes
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On Friday September 28, 2018 the international foundation “Human Rights in Mental Health-FGIP” presented a report on the social care home in Slovyansk and the Svyatoshinsky social care home in Kyiv based on an assessment visit carried out in may 2018, within the framework of the project “Combatting Torture and Ill-Treatment in Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia, financed by the European Union.
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The same day, a large meeting was held at the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on the issue of guardianship. More than 130 persons, including officials, professionals and relatives, discussed ways how to end the law on guardianship that makes tens of thousands of Ukrainian citizens legally incapacitated and voiceless. During the same days, several training events were organized, among them a public lecture by Professor Sir Graham Thornicroft, Chairman of the board of FGIP.
