Mental Health EuropeConference 2008

Diversity in Mental Health

And Wellbeing-An opportunity for Intercultural Dialogue

Programme7-9 august 2008

MHE - Aalborg ConferenceVenue: Hotel Hvide Hus

Vesterbro 2DK-9000 Aalborg

Denmark

This conference is supported by the European Community Programme for Employ-ment and Social Solidarity (2007-2013). This programmewas established to financially support the implementation of the objectives of the European Union in the employment and socialaffairs area, as set out in the Social Agenda, and thereby contribute to the achieve-ment of the Lisbon Strategy goals in these fields.

Optional:07.15-08.00 Trillium morning yoga:Start your day with a good session of Trillium morning yoga. You will feel the energy and you will be ready for a full conference day. www.trillium.dk 08.45 Starting at Hotel Hvide Hus walk across the road to Ansgar Church 09.00 Common ground: “The Diversity Choir” Ansgar Church, Conducted by Christina Boelskifte, www.gospelmusik.dk10.00 Return to Hotel Hvide Hus10.15 Presentation of activities for patients, Risskov Hospital.

10.35 Break 11.00 Anja Baumann, WHO/Euro - Stigma and WHO Baseline Report - 11.15 Take the floor: Thoughts and reflections from the participants Moderated by Mr Søren Wormslev 12.00 Break 12.15 Shaping the future for intercultural dialogue: Visions by: Knud Kristensen, SIND Member of the Board of Politics.12.30 Conclusions and Recommendations from the 2008 conference by John Henderson13.00 Announcement of the Mental Health Europe 2010 conference13.15 Closing ceremony of the 2008 conference

13.30 Lunch

14.00 MHE General Assembly16.00 THE END

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Organisers

The Mental Health Europe Conference is being organised in co-operation with SIND - Danish Association for Mental Health together with SIND North Jutland, the Department of psychiatry of the North Denmark Region and the Community Psychiatry Department of Municipality of Aalborg.

WELCOME TO THE MENTAL HEALTH EUROPE CONFERENCE 2008

AALBORG, DENMARK www.mhe-aalborg.dk

Saturday 9 August 2008

Thursday 7 August 2008

08.00 Registration09.30 Welcome and opening of the conference by Presidents of Sind Finn Graa and MHE Malgorzata Kmita who will co-chair this opening session Moderator: Mr Søren Wormslev Short welcome addresses by: - Mayor of Aalborg Henning G. Jensen - President of the Regional council Ulla Astman - Elisabeth Muschik, Pro Mente Austria, organisers of the MHE 2007 conference

10.15 ”Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation” Hans Gullestrup Lic Merc. Professor Emeritus. Hans Gullestrup has experiences from more than 30 years in teaching mul-ticultural university groups in Intercultural Understanding and Cross Cultural Management and from research and teaching in the same subjects in Polynesia (especially in Samoa and New Zealand), in Greenland, China, West Africa, India as well as in England and Lithuania. He is member of the Board and Internation-al Committee of the Danish read Cross for almost 10 years and of the Board of RCT (The Danish Rehabilitation and research Centre against Torture).

11.00 Break

11.15 Views from: - EU – Commission – DG Employment, Social affairs and Equal Opportunities Ms Trude Eliassen representative for Commissioner Vladimir Spidla. - The European Parliament – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen MEP, Chair Social Democrats, former Danish Prime Minister

12.00 Lunch

13.15 A Masked play ”Outcasts” SIND- Schools in Aalborg13.45 Preparing for the Round Table14.00 Round Table Looking for a common ground for intercultural dialogue chaired by: Mr Kelvin Ravenscroft (Interfaith) and Mr Jens Ibsen (SIND)Participants: Preben Brandt (Project Udenfor, Denmark), Jørn Eriksen (Danish Association for psycho-social rehabilitation, Denmark), Allyson McCollam (Chief Executive, Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health), Julius Lutaakome Kayiira (Director, Mental Health Uganda) 16.00 Break

16.15 - Meeting of the MHE Committees (on invitation only)17.45 18.30 City of Aalborg official welcome reception at the Museum of Art

Optional: 07.15-08.00 Trillium morning yoga: Start your day with a good session of Trillium morning yoga. You will feel the energy and you will be ready for a full conference day. www.trillium.dk

09.00 Inspiration to the workshops The Ulyssis Syndrome presented by Mr Joseba Achotegui 09.30 Practical information concerning the workshops 09.45 Break 10.00 Simultaneous workshopsWorkshop 1: Ethnic minorities part 1 (part 2. follows during the afternoon session)a) Diverse cultural experiences in mental health systems in UK and Italy. Presented by Prof. Sashi Sashidharan and Pino Pini.b) Mosaics of Meaning: Mental health stigma and exclusion with black and minority ethnic communities in Scotland. Presented by Nuzhat Mirzac) “Muhabet – An oasis in town” Presented by Enlisa Khanna, President of Muhabet.Workshop 2: Promoting mental health and well-being, through Recovery, Remission and Traininga) Recovery-orientation in psychosocial rehabilitation - implementation strategies in a large organization. Presented by Marianne Cohenb) Personal planning: Action plans supporting the recovery process Presented by Jørn Eriksenc) Recovery and employment. Presented by Elisabeth HolfordWorkshop 3: Mental health and womena) Women and trafficking. Presented by Malgorzata Kmitab) Palestinian women: How to act opposed to re-act Presented by Colette Versportenc) Non-psycotic disorders in young women a comparison between different ethnic groups. Presented by Marianne KastrupWorkshop 4: Networks as tools to provide room for social experiencesa) The development of a national mental health service user movement Presented by Wendy McAuslanb) BME Later Life Forum, Scotland (BME Black Minority Ethnic) Presented by Kate Langmead and Pratima Pershadc) Mental Health, empowerment, social networks and gender. Presented by Allyson McCollam Workshop 5: Dialogue with users through on-the-spot visits to projects for mental health users in Aalborg (City tour 1) a) Psychiatric Hospital: Presentation on Music Therapy Dialogue among patients, staff and participants of the Tour. b) SIND Daghøjskole Tour Presentation on Daghøjskolen Dialogue among students, teachers and participants of the Tour.

12.30 Lunch

Friday 8 August 2008

14.00 Simultaneous workshopsWorkshop 1: Ethnic minorities (part 2)a) Mental health and culture. Presented by Espe Ngitukab) Eliminating discrimination through community work Presented by Julie Jaye Charlesc) To implement the access to diverse culture people to social and mental health services in taking care of there specific cultures in Caen. Presented by Claude DeutschWorkshop 2: Mental health and well-being through creative activitiesa) Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival Presented by Lee Kniftonb) Out-Cast mask theatre Presented by Thomas Raab and Marie Vibec) Piece of Cake: A band instructors experiences. Presented by Anders Dahld) Reach4dance. Presented by Ray RowdenWorkshop 3: Pave the way for human dignitya) Dignity & Health Denied No Health without Dignity - no integration without dialogue and participation Presented by Luigi Leonorib) Spirituality and Well-being Presented by Kelvin Ravenscroftc) Aboriginal communities – Tibetan Buddhism DVD-pre-recorded presentation by Anita ChauvinWorkshop 4: Mental health for children and youth with ethnic backgrounda) Ulysses Syndrome presented by Dori Espesob) Multi model community based empowerment program for immigrant youth in the Netherlands. Presented by Henrieke van Diestc) Mental Health Literacy in Schools. Improving the mental health skills of young people. Presented by Marjo Hannukkala and Soile Hyttinen Workshop 5: Dialogue with users through on-the-spot visits to projects for mental health users in Aalborg (City tour 2) a) Psychiatic Informationcenter (Psykiatriens Informationscenter) Presentation of Psychiatric Information -Center Presentation of the project ” Team user for user”b) Kildehuset A rehabilitation center for persons suffering from mental disease according to the Fountain House-model. Presentation of Kildehuset, Dialogue with users of Kildehuset16.30 End of 2nd day16.45 Meeting for rapporteurs from the different worshops (moderated by Mr John Henderson seconded by Mr Søren Wormslev)18.00 Departure by bus from Hotel Hvide Hus to Restaurant Røverstuen18.30 Arrival Rebild, Restaurant Røverstuen19.15 Conference dinner