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Mental Health Battle

  • Project

  • campaign / awareness building / sensitization
  • www.triggeryourmind.net
  • Project runs from 01/10/2009 till 01/10/2010.
Global Initiative on Psychiatry, HealthNet TPO and Estuar joined forces to raise awareness on mental health as an important developmental aid issue. With support of the European Commission and NCDO the Mental Health Battle 2009-2010 took place in four European countries: Bulgaria, Lithuania, The Netherlands and Romania. Students and mental health professionals were invited to enter the Mental Health Battle, and write a paper with inventive solutions for dilemma’s concerning mental health in developing countries. The two winning teams will visit the HealthNet TPO mental health programme in Burundi in September 2010.

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Details:

Themes: Themes: mental health promotion and prevention, education
Targets: Targets: all people with  mental problems

Countries involved:

  • Bulgaria
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Romania

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Project videos:

  • Mental Health Battle Awards - part 1

    On April 7th 2010 the winners of the Mental Health Battle were announced at an afternoon conference in Amersfoort. In this film Florence Baingana, chair of the jury, announces who the winner is of the category Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania (referred to as 'other')

  • Mental Health Battle Awards - part 2

    On this film Florence Baigana makes a phone call to Romania to inform the winning team that they were first. Then she announces who won the battle in the Dutch category,
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