Municipal Responsibility for Community Mental Health
We are delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for our upcoming seminar, “Municipal Responsibility for Community Mental Health” to be held in Cologne, Germany, on March 14 & 15, 2024. This event promises to be an enriching experience, bringing together experts, professionals, and advocates in the field of mental health.
In the ever-evolving landscape of mental health care, this seminar will provide a unique opportunity to explore the distinct roles and relations of “Third Sector” agents, non-profit organizations, and municipalities within the German health and social system. Our focus will be on understanding the extreme complexity of legislation and organization at the federal, state, and municipal levels.
At this seminar, you’ll have the chance to gain insights into the ongoing reform in psychiatry, with a special focus on Cologne. Learn about the initiatives, partnerships, and developments that are shaping community mental care in different circumstances.
We encourage your active participation in discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities to share your experiences and insights with fellow professionals.
This seminar offers a unique platform for sharing experiences, gaining insights into ongoing reforms, and exploring models of community mental care. We encourage your active participation in discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Register here
* free of charge for the full participants of EUCOMS Network (paid members)
* 100 EUR participation fee for EUCOMS non-participants
Seminar Agenda
| Wednesday 13th Arrival Day | Activities from March 14 and 15 will take place at: FORUM Volkshochschule im Museum am Neumarkt, Cäcilienstraße, 50676 Köln 19:00 – Dinner for early arrivers |
Thursday 14th
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome speech N.N. (host) & René Keet (EUCOMS) |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | User Involvement and Recovery Franz Reimering – Beirätekonferenz = service user organisation |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Community Psychiatry at Cologne Elisabeth Ostermann – Cologne Health Authority |
| 10:00 – 15:00 | Site visits Small groups of 7-9 persons to enable mutual exchange (5 – 10 groups) |
| 15:00 – 15:15 15:15 – 15:30 | Coffee at Museum hall Choir “Klanggarten SPZ Lindethal” |
| 15:30 – 16: 00 | Impressions from the site visits What we have seen during the site visits |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Q & A |
| 16:30 – 19:00 | Historical Walk through Cologne Gesundheitsamt, St. Maria im Kapitol, Groß St. Martin, Praetorium, City Hall, Cathedral, LVR (Grey bus memorial) |
| 19:00 | Dinner Choice of restaurant depending on number of participants |
Friday 15th
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Community Mental Health Centers in a hospital-based care system Thomas Hummelsheim – Dachverband Gemeindepsychiatrie – Umbrella Organisation Community Psychiatry |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Organising reliable individual care for a defined catchment area in a fragmented system of social security Klaus Obert – Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Gemeindepsychiatrischer Verbünde BAG GPV – Nationwide Working Group of Community Psychiatric Associations |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Sozialpsychiatrische Dienste SpDi – The role of municipal social psychiatric services in community psychiatry Matthias Albers – Bundesweites Netzwerk Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienste – Nationwide Network of Social Psychiatric Services |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Q & A |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee break |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Peer Support Mental Health Service – The Clubhouse Model Petra Nieuwlaat – Clubhouse Amsterdam |
| “Empowering the Community to offer work as integral part of its psychosocial services” Confederation of European Social Firms, Employment Initiatives and Social Cooperatives CEFEC Moderated by Christiane Haerlin – Senior consultant of CEFEC | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Community based mental health settings and the important role of work inclusion by social economy actors Felicitas Kresimon – General Secretary of CEFEC, Trieste, Italy |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Ukrainian social care home fights its way back into the community Robert van Voren – Head of FGIP, Vilnius, Lithuania and Olena Protsenko, Ukrainian Expert on mental Health and human rights |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Best practice example of work in local communities in various parts of Europe Vasile Gafiuc – Project Manager of CEFEC, Suceava, Romania |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Q & A + Closing Remarks by Matthias Albers – Host & N.N. user/peer |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00 | EUCOMS Board Meeting |
