Naslov Presentation of ŠENT - Association for Mental Health

SOCIAL ECONOMY “Social and economy” Varieties of interest, goals, working methods

PROVIDERS STORITEV In a formal and private way, non-profit and voluntarily Legal field to stress pofessional competence

ŠENT – SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH since 1993 a non-profit, non-governmental, voluntary, humanitarian organization join individuals with mental health problems, their relatives, professionals, and everyone wishing to learn more about mental health

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES mutual support social solidarity no discrimination care improvement respect to mental distress and rights of individuals

ASSIGNMENT OF ŠENT Programs of psycho-social rehabilitation for persons with mental health disorders. Professional services – centers for mental health in the community, which are present in almost all Slovenian regions. Basic aim of programs is higher-quality and independent life for persons with problems in mental health.

program of daily centers program of residential groups programs for employment Our work encompasses also: programs for advocacy and defending of human rights programs for destigmatization, for informing public and publishing activities networking – connecting to related organizations PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION

ŠENT’S CENTRES AND UNITS Ljubljana Maribor Kranj Celje Novo mesto Radovljica Ajdovščina Nova Gorica Koper Trbovlje

69 employed social workers, social pedagogues, psychologists, sociologists, occupational therapists, economists, agronomist, secretaries 76 volunteers EMPLOYEES

In Slovenia: SZS – Social chamber of Slovenia CNVOS – Institute Centre for information, cooperation and development of the non-governmental organizations Internationally: MHE – European organization for mental health CEFEC – European association of social enterprises WAPR – World association for psycho-social rehabilitation of organizations EUFAMI – European association of relatives of persons with mental disorder (joined member) MEMBERSHIP IN SLOVENIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Šent actively cooperates with organizations for mental health in Austria, Italy, BiH, Czech Republic, Belgium, Great Britain and France. With deepening relations this circle is becoming wider and stronger.

International project Office With Slovenia’s entry into the European Union, we have begun to take part in a larger system of new opportunities for the development and improvement of the association’s programmes. Cross-border projects and programmes are being developed in cooperation with closely related organisations within the scope of EU and other programmes and funds, which supplements our activity in the field. Our Office strive to international cooperation with organizations from other countries with an aim to broaden our knowledge of good practice and also share our rich experiences

Current projects - selection Social Policy planning field: 2005/2007 Interreg III A Slovenia – Italy: “OR-WIN - Observatory of Social Policy in Friuli Julian March and in Slovenija”. Main Partner: Azienda servizi sanitari N°1 Triestina Employment field: 2004/2007 Interreg III A SI – A; “Inclusion of difficult employable persons in the labour market ”. Partners: Pro mente Forschung – Klagenfurt, BSC Business Supporting Centre (Poslovno podporni center) Kranj, Labour Exchange of RS Kranj. Destigmatisation field: 2005/2007 Interreg III A SI - A 2000 – 2006: “NETMEN - Promotion of friendly tourist capacities in over-border area for invalid persons”. Partner: Katolische Aktion- seelsorgeamt der Diozese Gurk Klagenfurt, Austria Education field: 2006/07 – Daphne Programme II : Polypheme – to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk. Main partner: Hospital Babinsky, Krakow, Poland. Partners: AIGS, Belgium and ŠENT, Slovenia.

EMPLOYMENTS CENTRES Šentplavž Jesenice Dlan Estate of Razori

ŠENTPLAVŽ JESENICE Employment centre performs:

DLAN Employment centre performs:

ESTATE OF RAZORI Employment centre performs: seminar tourism and other activities (organization of trainings, conferences, picnics, trips…)

ESTATE OF RAZORI ecologic farming (breeding of goats, growing and processing fruits and vegetables) psychosocial rehabilitation (qualifying at the working place)

ESTATE OF RAZORI Posestvo Razori leži na obrobju Ljubljane, nad vasjo Podlipoglav in spada k Upravni enoti Moste-Polje. Leta 1998 ga je Šent pridobil v uporabo od bolnice Polje.  Psihosocialna rehabilitacija ljudi s težavami v duševnem zdravju, PROGRAMI:  Delovna rehabilitacija – se odvija v programu ekološkega kmetovanja,  Zaposlitvena rehabilitacija  Organizacija prostočasovnih aktivnosti – izleti, pikniki, tabori  Ekološko kmetovanje  Kozjereja RAZVOJ PROGRAMOV:  izobraževalni center Razori,  organizacija drugih strokovnih predavanj, seminarjev za lokalna društva in druge potencialne uporabnike.

MISSION: To train and employ persons disadvantaged at the labour market, To make profit. Establishment: registration in 1993, in 1994 became social enterprise, in 1995 start-up of the enterprise.

Employees: 21 persons (14 regularly employed, 7 programmes of public works), 15 persons with status 10 external employees for seasonal work.

Values Entrepreneur and entreprenurship (high class businessman or creator) Entrepreneurship and ethics Relationship between entrepreneurship and society

Competition Quality service Assessment of the users’ needs Professional competence Supervision

Summary Integration of the employees based on good partnership and clear rules Stimulation of competition Appreciation of values Quality service

Thank you for your attention Nace Kovač, M.Sc Executive director Tel.: Fax.: