DIGNITY  and  WELL-BEING   2^nd   EXCHANGE  and  INTER-VISION  PROGRAM

concerning the interventions & pathways for Homeless in extreme poverty situation with mental health problems

Athens 14 - 15 - 16  APRIL 2016

Dear  Colleague,

                              SMES-Europa have the pleasure to invites you and your Organisation to participate in the  2^nd Exchanges & Workshop  initiatives of project ‘Dignity and Well-being’, which is going to take place in Athens the  14 -15 - 16  April 2016.

The purpose of this project is to bring attention to the voice expressed or not of these persons, living in chronically way without own habitation, in the street or in emergency shelters, in condition of absolute social exclusion. General object of this D-&-WB project is: to deepen listen and understand their voice & needs; to identify some innovative and effective practices; to recommend some priorities in social & health policy.
The project will develops through three programs of study/exchange:

*   1^st in Warsaw:              

*   2^nd in Athens :         

*   3^rd  in Copenhagen   

*   XIV European SMES conference in  Lisbon  March  20167

      2^nd    Exchange program   Athens 14 - 15 - 16  April  2016

This 2^nd workshops will be based on case studies of individual persons describing their health and mental health status, social situation and interventions made on their behalf by street workers in order to  facilitate - together and in integrate and sustainable way the access to :

1)  Health/mental health services;  2)  Emergency and social assistance services; 3) Housing services; 4) Participative inclusion services.

A.  STUDY / VISITS : the Thursday 14 April will dedicated to study/visits of the innovative and more efficient services  working with and  for the homeless and mentally ill people in  Athens.  The analysis of the life situations of this people, will be introduced by the local responsible of each of these fourth sectors:

a)  Mental health institutions & community based services;  b)  Emergency shelters;   c)  Monitored housing;   d)  Participative integration.

B.  WORKSHOP : the Friday 15 April will dedicated to presentation INTER-VISION PROGRAM concerning the interventions and the pathways for Homeless in extreme poverty situation with mental health problems  study/visits of the innovative and more efficient services  working with and  for the homeless and mentally ill people in Athens.  The analysis of the life situations of this people, will be introduced by the local responsible of each of these fourth sectors:

a)  Mental health institutions & community based services; 

b)  Emergency shelters;  

c)  Monitored housing;  

d)  Participative integration.

The results of these workshops will be at the basis of the 14^th European seminar, where the participants will prepare the priorities and recommendations to present both to local policy makers and administrators, as to Europeans, through a hearing in the European Parliament.

C.  FOCUS GROUP : on the morning of  Saturday 16  April  will  be an  additional and optionlal meeting about mental health and migrant intra and extra European countries, refugees and asylum seekers ...

Dignity and Well-being are the keywords, which were oriented - from le1992 - the social mission and initiatives of SMES Europa.
We count - with your active collaboration - to continue to perform at best this initiative in favour of people living in situations of extreme social and health conditions. Thank you pour your collaboration.  For further information, please contact us.

Sincerely

Luigi Leonori
President