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15.01.2018📷
Summit Highlights
Social enterprises and inclusion
Moderator: Jon Pitts
Which way (social) entrepreneurship can contribute to a personal recovery process and social participation of individuals and sustainability of service providers, user-led organizations. We will discuss how entrepreneurial activities and business models can support the personal recovery of individuals and sustainability of service providers, NGOs and user organizations.
Assistive Technology. ICT-based Innovation in the Social and Health Sector
Moderator: Zsolt Bugarszki
Internet-based ICT tools, electronic gadgets and devices, robot technology, automatization, the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, start-up culture and sharing economy initiatives are surrounding us everywhere. Our world is changing rapidly and innovative development starts to appear in the social and healthcare system, too. We will have an overview of opportunities and challenges the new technological advancements bring to our field.
Peer Support and Recovery Colleges
Moderator: Kees van Rest
User involvement, user-led initiatives, peer support and recovery-oriented approaches became a part of the mainstream of the mental health system in many countries. We will discuss good practices, challenges, interesting and innovative initiatives from not only Western Europe, but we pay a particular attention to the progress in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Introductory Workshop on CARe Methodology
Moderators: Dirk den Hollander and Jean-Pierre Wilken
CARe (Comprehensive Approach to Rehabilitation) is a model based on the principles of recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation. It is used nowadays by thousands of professionals in more than 10 countries. It was developed by Jean Pierre Wilken and Dirk den Hollander in the Netherlands. An introductory workshop will be held where participants can have an insight into the model.
We accept presentation and pitching ideas in until 1st of March 2018. <Submit Ideas Here>
Registration fee is €150 for participants from Western European countries and €50 for participants from middle-and low-income countries[2]. Registration fee includes:
Participation on any of our workshops
Pitching opportunity for your idea
Drinks and snacks during the event
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On Friday, 8th December 2017 and in recognition of Human Rights Day, the World Health Organization showcased its QualityRights initiative at its Headquarters in Geneva.
New QualityRights film: see the impact QualityRights has had on people’s lives in Gujarat, India
· 15 QualityRights capacity building and guidance tools: a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the materials so far. Final versions will be available mid-2018.
· QualityRights Assessment Toolkit: a reminder that this tool is available to take you, step-by-step, through the process of assessing mental health services in your country
· WHO Quality Rights launch event:
o On Friday, 8th December 2017 and in recognition of Human Rights Day, the World Health Organization showcased its QualityRights initiative at its Headquarters in Geneva. The event brought together representatives from the WHO, governments, UN agencies, civil society and academia to hear people’s personal experiences of mental health services and how respect for their human rights has been central to their recovery and how the WHO QualityRights initiative is transforming services and promoting rights on the ground.
o You can see a live recording of the QualityRights launch event on transforming services, promoting rights here, and the lunchtime seminar – WHO QualityRights: “What do innovative services in mental health look like?” here.
In addition, a new Human Rights Council resolution on mental health and human rights (A/HRC/36/L.25), led by Portugal and Brazil, was adopted on 27 September 2017, highlighting the actions required to address human rights in mental health, including through the QualityRights initiative. A high level consultation requested as part of the resolution will take place no later than the 71st World Health Assembly in 2018.
06.12.2017📷
Bucharest, Romania
(Net)working on Innovation in Mental Health
CARe Europe invites you to a summit on innovative solutions in the field of mental health care in Bucharest, Romania. The event will be held on 22nd-23rd of March 2018.
CARe Europe is an international network around recovery and social inclusion, connecting West and East, North and South.
Our meeting in Bucharest offers you the opportunity to get inspiration, to exchange knowledge and experiences, and to support each other developing new promising initiatives. We encourage to participate mental health care professionals, peer-support workers, representatives of user organizations, IT developers, marketers, designers and entrepreneurs who are interested in social entrepreneurship and assistive technology.
Pitch Your Idea
(Net)working on Innovation in Mental Health
We offer participants an opportunity to present their innovative idea in our pitching[1] session. You can pitch your idea about a social entrepreneurship or regular business activity with strong social impact, a user-led initiative, a recovery college, a unique solution in community-based services, an innovative tech project aiming to support people with a mental-health problem, an application, platform, sharing economy initiative. Register at our Innovation Summit and pitch for the €1000 award that will be awarded to the best idea.
Pitching:
Each idea is presented by one person only. Even if you work in a team, only one person is pitching. You can use only one single slide/photo or any other visual element for your pitching. No slideshow, no video (instead of your speech) and no any other presentation tools. You talk, with one single visual element behind you.
Pitches is in English.
Your pitch is maximum 3 minutes long. You will be stopped after 3 minutes. The pitch will be followed with questions to clarify any details.
You can sign up for a pitch even in the last moment. Just come, stand up, and present your idea.
Networking
Our event is also an excellent occasion for networking. We expect people from 17 different countries, who will listen to your idea and who may join your project or help to develop it further.
Program
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Summit Highlights
Social enterprises and inclusion
Moderator: Jon Pitts
Which way (social) entrepreneurship can contribute to a personal recovery process and social participation of individuals and sustainability of service providers, user-led organizations. We will discuss how entrepreneurial activities and business models can support the personal recovery of individuals and sustainability of service providers, NGOs and user organizations.
Assistive technology. ICT-based innovation in the social and health sector
Moderator: Zsolt Bugarszki
Internet-based ICT tools, electronic gadgets and devices, robot technology, automatization, the blockchain, cryptocurrencies, start-up culture and sharing economy initiatives are surrounding us everywhere. Our world is changing rapidly and innovative development starts to appear in the social and healthcare system, too. We will have an overview of opportunities and challenges the new technological advancements bring to our field.
Peer Support and Recovery Colleges
Moderator: Kees van Rest
User involvement, user-led initiatives, peer support and recovery-oriented approaches became a part of the mainstream of the mental health system in many countries. We will discuss good practices, challenges, interesting and innovative initiatives from not only Western Europe, but we pay a particular attention to the progress in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
Introductory workshop on CARe methodology
Moderators: Dirk den Hollander and Jean-Pierre Wilken
CARe (Comprehensive Approach to Rehabilitation) is a model based on the principles of recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation. It is used nowadays by thousands of professionals in more than 10 countries. It was developed by Jean Pierre Wilken and Dirk den Hollander in the Netherlands. An introductory workshop will be held where participants can have an insight into the model.
We accept presentation and pitching ideas in until 1st of March 2018. <Submit Ideas Here>
Registration fee is €150 for participants from Western European countries and €50 for participants from middle-and low-income countries[2]. Registration fee includes:
Participation on any of our workshops
Pitching opportunity for your idea
Drinks and snacks during the event
Judging Panel:
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More about the judging panel, click here
Organising committee:
Ioana Pavel, Elena Pana, Zsolt Bugarszki, Jodee Lim, Jean Pierre Wilken
Event venue:
Hotel Ibis Bucharest Palatul Parlamentului City Centre, Str. Izvor, Nr. 82-84, sector 5, Bucuresti
The hotel is located in the city centre. Special prices apply if you want to stay in the hotel. Check the website for other hotels in the vicinity.
An elevator pitch is simply a very short presentation that [1] distils the idea into a short summary that takes only as long as a short elevator ride.
[2] Armenia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey.
