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Families and independent living in mental illness

Independent living as a goal

Families and independent living in mental illness has the fundamental objective of supporting people's paths towards independent living by strengthening the role of families in the recovery and promotion of independent living of relatives with mental health problems, examining the strengths and weaknesses of their work and developing training moments among peers.

In addition, the project will identify the good practices implemented by different associations to support independent living by developing the skills of the technicians who work in them to achieve the goal of autonomy, working to sensitize policy makers and the different parties. stakeholders involving the different agents through meetings, workshops and conferences.

Three countries, three different visions, the same goal

In each territory, the independent life of people with mental disorders is faced and resolved differently depending on the role of the services involved and the different social and economic support offered by the different public bodies..

Thus, in Italy, Portugal and Spain, mainlyAmong the countries participating in the project, the agents that participate in the achievement of independent living vary taking into account the different agents that participate in it. For example, in the different contexts that are studied, a different appreciation of the role of families and family associations arises, having different approaches to autonomous living.

So, the exchange of experiences between the different associations that participate in the project, SOLARIS, on behalf of Italy, GIRA on the part of Portugal and AMAFE, on the part of Spain,offers the possibility of knowing the different territorial and organizational contexts, enriching the skills and knowledge that each entity possesses and developing new operating methods that facilitate autonomy.

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Since its creation, the Solaris Onlus association has worked for a process of empowerment of psychiatric patients that takes into account both their individual specificities and the characteristics of the community of reference, with a view to a concrete social integration. The association refers essentially to two closely related methodological approaches: the Recovery approach, that is, helping people to have a good quality of life from their state of health/illness without waiting for recovery, and the approach supported by the Wapr (World-Association-for-Psychosocial-Rehabilitation), which recognizes the decisive importance of collaboration and equal confrontation between users, operators and family members in treatment itineraries, opening new perspectives to share these itineraries among all the subjects involved, and recognizing the centrality of the subject with psychological distress.

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GIRA is an institution that works in the area of mental health. We intend to contribute to the development of an inclusive society, where people with mental illness can enjoy full citizenship. We work in the community, with various partners. We have two socio-labour forums, six housing responses and a Housing First apartment that serves a total of ninety-two users and their families.

We believe that "A mental illness is not a limit".

Mission: Promote the rehabilitation and social inclusion of people with mental illness, investing in their potential and proximity to caregivers and the community.

Vision: Contribute to the development of an inclusive society, where people with mental illness can enjoy full citizenship:

Dedication, Respect, Innovation, Responsibility, Trust

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The project Families and independent living in mental illness It is co-financed by the Erasmus program of the European Union. The content of this web page is the exclusive responsibility of AMAFE and neither the European Commission nor the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE) are responsible for the use that may be made of the information disseminated here.