1. Case study: HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH NEWLY ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES - IPA 2011

2. NGO „SMILE“ Republic of Serbia Municipality of Vlasotince
Established in 2011.
Social service providers
60 members
Member of network Konekta – IRIS Serbia

3. SOCIAL SERVICES Municipalities of Vlasotince and Crna Trava
Devastated region
Total population:
SOCIAL SERVICES:
1. Homecare assistance for elderly - 240
2. Homecare assistance for people with M&I disabilities - 25
3. Living with support for people with M&I disabilities – 4
Total beneficiaries: 269
Total employees: 42

4. Case study: HOLISTIC SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH MID
SITUATION of PMID in in Vlasotince and Crna Trava:
20 PMID placed in institutions for mental health
80 PMID on waiting list for institutionalization
No holistic mechanism for prevention of institutionalization
No mechanism for implemention of de-institutionalization
ONCE ADMITTED TO AN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTION
- NEVER COMING BACK

5. HOLISTIC SUPPORT PMID IRIS NETWORK LOCAL AUTHORITIES HEALTH CENTER
CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK
PUBLIC
HOLISTIC SUPPORT

6. IRIS NETWORK
5 members of the network showed a joint initiative in designing and implementation of holistic support for PMID
CSO Educational Centre - Leskovac, national coordinator of the network
Support in the preparation of the project proposal
CSO „SMILE“- Vlasotince
Service provider
CSO responsible for implem. of IPA 2011

7. IRIS NETWORK Serbian association for promoting inclusion - Belgrade
Transfer of experiences and good practices
Training of professional and support staff
CSO Children's Heart - Belgrade
- training for professional work with PMID
CSO „DUGA“- Ada
support in the working engagement of beneficiaries

8. RESULTS OF COOPERATION
In DEU approved project IPA 2011 – EUR
Establishing of holistic mechanism for prevention of institutionalization
- Service of Homecare assistance for people with M&I disabilities – 25 beneficiaries
3. Establishing of mechanism for implemention of de-institutionalization
- Service of living with support for people with M&I disabilities – 4 beneficiaries in 80 m2 house

9. RESULTS OF COOPERATION
4. 50 professional and service stuff trained in 5 Municipalities - Vlasotince, Crna Trava, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Gadžin Han – population of persons deinstitutionalized from mental health institution 6. 2 persons prevented from institutionalization urgent PMID received service of Homecare assistance 8. CSO „SMILE“, Ministry of labor and Municipality of Vlasotince provided sustainability of services 9. Licensing of the service - Living with support – small grant

10. RESULTS OF COOPERATION

12. PLANS FOR PERIOD 2016/2017
1. Establishing of service – Day care center for PMID
2. Establishing of parents and relatives club of PMID
3. Establishing of social entrepreneurship for PMID

13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SMILE! IT MAKES THAT GOOD THINGS
GROW AND FLOURISH!