Virtual study trip to community mental health services in Finland

Abstract

ContentThe virtual study trip to community mental health in Finland includes several examples about how the local mental health services are organised and which methods are used in the coordination and integration processes of services for people with mental illness (e.g., public services, private services, voluntary organisations and other NGOs of and for people with mental illness, psychosocial rehabilitation and the empowering clubhouse rehabilitation network in Finland).Time divisionIntroduction and general overview to the workshop theme by Esko Hänninen (10’), service providing NGO’s presentation (15’), service users’ experiences about the Finnish community mental health services (2×10’), other participants of the workshop are telling about situations in their countries and discussion (45’).Educational resultsLearning to understand the welfare mix approach and how to manage the mix while organising coordinated and integrated multi-stakeholders’ community mental health services.