Activities - 1st Semester 2017 Contributions Newsletter EUFAMI

Activities - 1st Semester 2017 January 26, 2017 - FamiliarMente(Joaquina Castelão and Miguel Durães) received at the Ministry of Health, by the Assistant Secretary of State and Health, National Coordinator for Reform of the National Health Service and Director of the National Program for Mental Health - Subject: Integrated Community Mental Health Care, Caregiver Support and Follow-up; February 7, 2017 - FamiliarMente, received at the National Parliament, by the Parliamentary Health Commission and Rapporteur of the Petition - Subject: Defense of the Public Petition "URGENT, Budget and Responses to Mental Health", delivered in November 2016; April 28, 2017 - FamiliarMente, co-organizer of the 1st ERUCASM (Regional Meeting of Users and Mental Health Caregivers), jointly with the National Program for Mental Health/ Health- Directorate, held in the Municipality of Alvaiázere, with 105 participants; (See pictures) May 10, 2017 – FamiliarMente President, heard at the Parliamentary Health Commission, for possible appointment to the National Health Council, new advisory body of the Ministry of Health

Activities - 1st Semester 2017 May 15, 2017 - FamiliarMente (Direction), received at the Palace of Belém, by the President of the Republic - Subject: Mental Health in Portugal, lack of answers for users and relatives; (see pictures) May 16, 2017 - Published in Portuguese Republic Diary, the appointment of FamiliarMente, as an effective member of the National Health Council, elected by the National Parliament; May 19, 2017 - 2nd Meeting of the FamiliarMente, held in Porto, with about 220 participants from various regions of the country; (See pictures) May 24, 2017 – Official Occupation of members and first meeting of the National Health Council; (See pictures) June 2, 2017 - President FamiliarMente, speaker at the 3rd National Meeting on the 1st Psychotic Episode;

Activities - 1st Semester 2017 10 June 2017 - FamiliarMente (Joaquina Castelão and Miguel Durães), attended the General Assembly of EUFAMI, Leveun - Belgium; See pictures June 16, 2017 – FamiliarMente President speaker and energizer, in the work of the VII International SPESM Meeting; See pictures; June 21 – FamiliarMente President, participates in the meeting of National Mental Health Council representing Families; June 26, 2017 - FamiliarMente President, invited to lecture at the Meeting of Local Mental Health Strategies, city of Almada; June 29, 2017 – FamiliarMente President, invited by Prof. Caldas Almeida to integrate Panel at the Final Meeting of the "Mental Health - Crisis Impact" Project; June 30, 2017 – FamiliarMente President, invited to the closing session of the Portuguese Health Parliament, Palácio da Ajuda, Lisbon; 2 st semester 2017 19 July 2017 - FamiliarMente in National Parliament, for public plenary session - assessment Petition launched by FamiliarMente

Hearing Mr. President of The Portuguese Republic, May 15, 2017

FamiliarMente President Interventions

2nd Meeting, 19 May 2017

Official Tenure at National Health Council, May 24, 2017

1st Erucasm, April 28, 2017