SSP P Sakellaropoulos

The Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos is a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1986. It is mainly funded by the Greek Ministry of Health and European Programmes and belongs to the third sector of the economy. SSP P. Sakellaropoulos offers services within the community (Residential Houses, Protected apartments, Mobile Mental Health Units, Day Centers, collaboration with Social Cooperatives, Community Awareness Raising Programmes etc) and operates in the Prefectures of Attica, Thrace, Fthiotida and Fokida, so in Capital City and Remote Areas.
The organization has vast experience and expertise in the area of Social Inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities, in Mental Health, Social Psychiatry, Social Integration, Human Rights and Recovery based approaches.
SSP P. Sakellaropoulos is a member of many European Networks and actively participates in the debates regarding the design of mental health policies in Greece and globally.
Apart from the core activities (Residential Houses, Protected apartments, Mobile Mental Health Units, Day Centers, collaboration with Social Cooperatives, Community Awareness Raising Programmes, etc), SSP P. Sakellaropoulos has specific Departments of Projects, Education and Research and thus has the requisite administrative structure and technical capacity which enables it to undertake a variety of projects in cooperation with the Greek State, the E.U. and other Greek and European Organizations.
The Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos contributes very actively to the exchange of good practices, the promotion of research and innovation, as well as professional training in the mental health sector.