10.M. Scientific session: JA ImpleMENTAL Abstract Workshop

Abstract JA ImpleMENTAL is major initiative across Europe and was initiated on the request of Member States, on October 2021 under the European Union 3rd Health Programme. The workshop is organized by JA ImpleMENTAL in partnership with EUPHA Mental Health Section, a member of the JA ImpleMENTAL Stakeholder Forum. It will include four presentations that will contribute to an interesting discussion about the future of community mental health services that are user-centered, recovery-oriented and human rights based as well as about the synergies with national strategies and the EU Initiatives. Vasileia Konte the JA ImpleMENTAL Coordinator will provide an overview of the Mental Health System Reforms based on the Belgian Best Practice model, which is implemented in 11 countries. It will elaborate on key activities and prioritized key areas of mental health system transformation as well as enablers, barriers and key lessons learned from the implementation process. Danijela Štimac Grbić from Croatia will present the Croatian experience in the implementation of a mobile rehabilitation team for providing psychosocial interventions in the community in which peer workers are employed for the first time. Based on the successful work of the mobile team, Croatia has included 30 new mobile teams in its network of public health services that will operate throughout Croatia. Teresa Nicolas Lopez from Murcia Spain will present the project “Inclusive Life Projects” which offers comprehensive community care to adults with severe mental illness within projects of autonomous living and provides a concrete and real response to their needs, with the ultimate objective of avoiding the risk of institutionalization. Anna Paradesioti from Cyprus will focus on how to achieve a smooth transition from inpatient to community mental health services promoting collaboration among those services and professionals, by adopting an intersectoral approach. Jutta Lindert will provide valuable comments by bringing helpful insights and views of the Stakeholder Forum. Key messages • Transformation towards community based care increase availability and efficiency of services. • User’s centered human rights based recovery approach care with engaging stakeholders including people with lived experience.