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Exchanging good practices for the social inclusion of people with mental health problems

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2020-1-FR01-KA204-080552
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for adult education Funder Contribution: 86,951 EUR

Exchanging good practices for the social inclusion of people with mental health problems

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"According to WHO, 1 in 4 Europeans is affected by mental health problems during their lifetime. Mental health is one of the most pressing issues in their 2018 Health Overview: Europe Health in focus: Europe, the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development caution against the economic and social consequences of unresolved mental health problems. People with severe and persistent mental disorders generally suffer from great isolation, a loss of capacity to cope, to live in independent housing, to hold a job and to perform the acts of daily life and often a experience a break-up of family and social ties. These effects, combined with stigma and, where appropriate, prolonged and repeated hospitalizations in psychiatry, themselves factors of social deterioration, frequently lead people to the loss of their housing, to wandering and social exclusion (strategic committee of mental health and psychiatry, June 2018).The general objective of the IncluPsy project is to promote the social inclusion of people living with mental disorders. It consists of meetings and different exchanges between 6 partners from 5 European countries (France, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Belgium), with complementary relevant perspectives and expertise, that will enhance their skills and define good practices in this area. Given these figures and the demonstrated interrelationships between mental health problems and social exclusion, it is not surprising that social inclusion is one of the European priorities. According to the European Commission, social inclusion is ""a process which ensures that people at risk of poverty and social exclusion obtain the opportunities and resources necessary to participate fully in economic, social and cultural life, and that they enjoy a standard of living and well-being considered normal for the society in which they live. Social inclusion guarantees them better participation in the decision-making processes that affect their lives and better access to their fundamental rights."" What practices are being implemented in Europe to promote the social inclusion of people living with mental disorders? This question will be addressed by the IncluPsy project.Training provided by UPH Vrapce will enable participants to develop their skills with the aim of reducing stigma and discrimination against people with mental health problems and promoting their social inclusion. An intervention by Professor Jean-François Pelletier of the University of Montreal at the kick-off meeting of the project in Paris in 2021 as well as a webinar in January 2022 in conjunction with the Yale psychiatry department in the United States will allow the consortium to benefit from scientific content around the issue of recovery and social inclusion in mental health. This will feed the think tanks and enrich the content of the guide of good practices which will be produced at the end of the project. Mutual Aid Group, an association of people living with mental disorders, will enrich the exchanges with their experience in terms, particularly, of peer support and will represent those directly affected by mental disorders. Relatives and caregivers, health professionals, social workers and volunteers will also be represented within the consortium and will bring their experiences and expertise to the project. Four project meetings will be held and will define the progress of the project. Think tanks will meet there and study visits to various partners and stakeholders will be made. These groups and visits will provide food for thought and co-produce the guide to good living practices to promote the social inclusion of people living with mental disorders.A European guide to good practice will be drawn up taking into account the specificities of the national contexts and may serve as a reference for all actors involved in the social inclusion of people living with mental disorders. This guide will be co-produced throughout the partnership thanks to the pooling of skills and perspectives of all partners, associated partners, and actors involved in the project. The website www.inclupsy.eu, social networks, EPALE and Erasmus+ project platforms, as well as events organized by each of the participants in the project will be employed for a wide dissemination of project results."

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