Interaction has recently moved to a new office in SE England We are now located in Whitstable which is a small town on the north Kent coast which used to be famous for its fishing industry and harbour.
"Acta non verba" "Acta non verba" or in Romanian, actiune si nu vorbe, was the rallying cry at the National Policy Forum held in Iasi, Romania on 18th March.
InterAction establishes links with Cuban mental health services InterAction establishes links to develop the Cuba mental health programme and met with academics at the University of Norwich to promote complete a situational analysis
Gabor Gombos joins board Interaction are proud to announce that the mental health activist, Gabor Gombos, has accepted an invitation to join the Interaction Board of Trustees.
InterAction begins the groundwork for Kerala think tank InterAction begins the groundwork for a meeting of the MIRROR think tank in India in August this year.
InterAction supports International Policy Conference - bringing grassroots activists together Over 120 people, many of them service users, attended the recent Rethinking Mental Health Policy conference in Slovenia in October.
MIRROR Meeting in Slovenia influences policy makers Mental health policy should not be solely the concern of psychiatrists, academics or policy "experts - it should reflect the concerns of everybody in society.
WHO Ministerial Meeting, Helsinki, January 2005 - assessing the impact "We have increasing evidence on what works to promote mental health and prevent mental health problems, and early intervention is crucial," noted Dr Marc Danzon, WHO Regional Director for Europe.
Next MIRROR think tank scheduled for October 2005 The next meeting of the grassroots mental health policy think tank, MIRROR, has been scheduled for October 2005 in Budapest.
Gabriela Tanasan from Romania joins the InterAction board We are pleased to announce that Gabriela Tanasan, the executive director of Orizonturi Foundation in Romania, has become our latest board member. Gabriela has a strong background as an NGO activist and has worked extensively on local mental health policy
Acta, Non Verba - New Policy Position Paper Published on National Mental Health Policy InterAction has published a new Policy Position Paper examining the role of ordinary people in the development of national mental health policy.
Rethinking Mental Health Policy: People, Participation and Power Conference Outcomes Booklet Published Orizonturi and InterAction have jointly published a booklet of outcomes and presentations from the grassroots conference originally held in Slovenia in October 2004.
InterAction Launches Major Retrospective of Participatory Policy Development Over the last few years InterAction has been closely associated with innovation in grassroots mental health policy. InterAction has now put together a collection of key texts, research and materials that captures this learning and experience.
InterAction Review of the Year - 2005 Looking back at the achievements and work of 2005 - a busy and significant year in the development of InterAction and our partners
MIRROR think tank meets in Budapest Grassroots thinkers from 5 countries met in Budapest on 21st October 2005 to analyze the Mental Health Action Plan for Europe.
InterAction publishes its official response to the European Union Mental Health Green Paper Today InterAction submitted a 3500 word response to the EU Green Paper titled "Promoting the Mental Health of the Population - Towards a Strategy on Mental health for the European Union".
New Policy Position Paper Published on Grassroots Participation in Mental Health Policy The InterAction Centre for Reflection on Mental Health Policy releases the third in its series of Policy Position Papers titled The Mental Health Action Plan for Europe: Is It Too Late For the Grassroots To Re-Shape The Agenda To Empower Women and Men
InterAction Publishes New Annual Report As part of our reporting responsibilities as a UK charity, InterAction is pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Report titled Users, Communities and Public Action - Supporting Grassroots Activism in International Mental Health
Feedback on the Work of InterAction As part of our ongoing cycle of learning and reflection, InterAction has been capturing the views of service users and activists from across Europe about our work and activities. Here are a cross section of thoughts and opinions.
Gender and Mental Health Project Launched The project will explore how gender relationships influence the experience of using, delivering and evaluating mental health services. Over the next two years women and men across the world will participate in creative activities to highlight the issues.
Launch of the International Journal of Grassroots Public Action ISSN 1750-8126 InterAction and partners announce the launch of a new journal that will promote the voice, learning and experiences of users, family members and grassroots activists to an international audience and contribute to a new grassroots knowledge base
Online Forum for Mental Health Activism Launched As part of a wider grassroots Knowledge Process Management project at InterAction, the online forum has been upgraded to operational. Visit the forum to take part in debates and discussions and to access new information from activists across the world
Kim Solly joins the InterAction Board The Board of Trustees has appointed Kim Solly as a new member of the Board. Kim has a background in management and service development in statutory mental health.
Website launched for the International Journal of Grassroots Public Action The address of the website is www.ijgrpa.org.uk - please visit to learn more about this new journal.
The European Parliament makes it’s official response to consultations on the Mental Health European Green Paper InterAction gives a cautious welcome to recognition by MEPs of some of the issues and concerns we raised in our submission to the European Commission
InterAction's Work in Romania - Latest news from visit to Bucharest Staff from InterAction traveled to Romania in October to work with mental health organisations to influence mental health policy from the community level.
Burul Makenbaeva from Mental Health and Society NGO in Kyrgyzstan writes with InterAction Burul Makenbaeva from Mental Health and Society NGO in Kyrgyzstan writes with InterAction as Mental Health Today journal publishes a summary of InterAction’s three year research project looking at the outcomes of grassroots policy activities.
February 2007 - InterAction working with the University of Bradford to promote international perspectives in mental health to UK practitioners InterAction in partnership with the Centre for Citizenship and Community Mental Health at the University of Bradford
InterAction facilitates workshops and mental health meetings in Bucharest, Romania March 2007 - InterAction makes field trip to Romania to meet and work with mental health service users, user groups and NGOs
Public Action Petition - Placing Service User Led Organisations at the Heart of Mental Health May 2007 - InterAction works with grassroots mental health organisations on a new Public Action Petition
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