International Seminar

Deinstitutionalization of mental illness and community care: families, social networks and services

October 26, 2010, 10h00

CIUL Auditory, CES-Lisbon

The International Seminar “Deinstitutionalization of mental illness and community care: families, social networks and services” will take place on October 26^th, In Lisbon, with the goal of presenting and discussing the results of a study, conducted at the Centre for Social Studies of Coimbra, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the same subject.

This study, conducted by a team of researchers and coordinated by the sociologist Pedro Hespanha, analyses the impact of deinstitutionalization in mental health care and evaluated the response capability of families, social networks, local organizations and services, in a time marked by the ongoing mental health national plan which aims at promoting the services’ decentralization and reducing institutionalization. In order to comment the results, we have invited national and international experts with different experiences on this subject.

The seminar will take place at CES-Lisbon and the entrance is free of charge, although we recommend a prior online registration due to the limited number of available seats (88).

CES-Lisbon is located at Picoas Plaza, in the first floor and is accessible through Rua do Viriato or Rua Tomás Ribeiro (Picoas subway station). Works will be conducted at CIUL Auditory.

PROGRAM

10 h – Inaugural Session and Opening Conference

Speaker: Juan Jose Martinez Jambrina (Coordinator of the Mental Health Area of Avilés, Asturias)

11h – Break

11h15m – Session I: Deinstitutionalization: the psychiatric hospital perspective

Commentators: Álvaro de Carvalho (ARSLVT) and Teresa Alves (Hospital Magalhães Lemos)

13h – Lunch Break

14h30m – Session II: Families, social networks and services: the role of care

Commentators: Breno Fontes (Fed. Univ. of Pernambuco, Brazil) and Fátima Alves (Open Univ., Porto)

16 h – Break

16h15m – Panel: Challenges for deinstitutionalization

Guests: Fernando Almeida (President of CHPC - Sobral Cid Governing Board)

Delfim Oliveira (President of ADEB)

Pedro Afonso (Psychiatrist CHPL – Júlio de Matos)

Ana Lisa Vicente (Psychologist, ARIA)

Fernando Gomes (Nurse, CHPC - Sobral Cid)

17h15m – Discussion

18h – Closing