IASIS NGO

National Network
Greece
Address

ACHARNOS 297
10446 ATHENS
Greece

Telephone
2108655039
E-Mail
amkeiasis@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
thanos.loules@iasismed.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Human rights
  3. Media
  4. Others
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information

IASIS NGO is a Non- Profit Organization, which composed by: i) Board of Directors, and ii) 50 Personnel. Our organization has a wide field of stuff, such as: Manager Psychologists Social Workers Nurses Physiotherapist Work therapist Administration Stuff Trainers General Duties Psychiatrist Pathologist Special Consultant Also, our budgetary resources are about 1.5 milion euros, while our funding comes from Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Welfare, and European Union. About our action, we have concrete projects, such as: 1) Boarding House, 2)Day Center, 3)Youth Day Center called "Passe partout", 4) Shelter for Asylum Seekers, 5) Guest House for Asylum Seekers called "MELLON", 6) Project for women-victims of violence called "I have avoice, I take a stand". Also, we organize dozens of seminars per year, as well as participate in many european youth exchanges programs. Finally, we have many partners, which involved in our organization projects, such as: "NOSTOS" NGO International Organization of Migration Ministry of Health Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Welfare European Union Ministry of Finance  

Mission and Objectives

IASIS NGO was established in 2005 as a mental health care organization. Since then, we have developed housing and training facilities for social vulnerable groups such as mental health patients, immigrants, unemployed people, young offenders, victims of violence and youngsters. As an organization we have holistic approach to our beneficiaries. We provide them (apart from the specialized accommodation), training, coaching, specialized treatment and psychosocial support. For improving our services, we have established an R&D department in order to provide our staff with training and new tools. In this framework, we are looking for collaboration with other organizations in order to exchange knowledge, and develop new tools and techniques to support our beneficiaries. Our goals are the following: Providing services of early diagnosis and treatment of adults and their families. Organizing and functioning units of reception and provision of sufficient care to adults with psychiatric disorders. Functioning units that host vulnerable social groups. Organizing and implementing a consulting and supporting way of treatment. Providing specialized psychiatric services and psycho-educational interventions. Preventing and raising awareness of the adults’ family for his needs. Organizing and implementing of intermediate structures of diagnosis, therapeutic treatment of mental disorders, and reinstatement back to society. Planning interventions to the community in order to raise awareness for general matters (social responsibility, etc.) and for more specialized matters (such as immigration, people with special needs, etc.). Collaboration with hospitals and other psychiatric facilities, so the continuity of care is ensured by organizing a network in the community.  Training of Health professionals in matters of Mental Health. Implementing research programs.

Main Projects / Activities

Boarding House of IASIS NGO, which give shelter and psychosocial support to mental health patients that have just left from psychiatric asylums. Day Center of IASIS NGO, which provide psychosocial support to mental health patients that have just left from psychiatric asylums. Exchange of techniques on the community service of juvenile offenders, in order to identificate specific tools, techniques and methods of motivating young offenders in order to socially reintegrate them. Service for supporting abused women with mental health problems and/or mental disabilities "I take a stand, I have a voice", which provide psychosocial support for women with mental health problems and/ or mental disabilities who have been victims foe violence. Shelter House for unaccompanied children and single-parent families, called "MELLON", which provide shelter and psychosocial support to unaccompanied children aged 5-17 and single-parent families from war zones. Place an Train, which is a program in order to create a workbook for mental health professionals that helps them reintegrate their beneficiaries in the labour market. Soft skills for migrants in Europe, in order to create and provide tools taht wins immigrants empower their soft skills. Shelter House for Semi-autonomous accommodation, which provide a semi-autonomous accommodation to four of our beneficiaries Shelter House for immigrants, which provide shelter and psychosocial support to asylum seekers until they receive an answer to their request. Art Expression-Fight Depression. Youth education and awareness to fight depression through art through expression. UCoach!. A program which provide new skills to empower handicapped people to become more autonomous. Soultrip is a European Voluntary Service project (EVS).

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Through the broad experience in the field of mental health, an adult education. Through the well experienced staff in mental health, research and adult education. Through the participation in European partnerships and the exchange of good practices. Through a well structured national and european network with NGO, hospitals and Universities. IASIS NGO is a member of "Psychargos", which is a National Psychiatric Reform Program in order to change the way mental health services.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Many of our firm`s goals are similar to your institutions principles goals. We are hoping to cooperate with other institutions in order to increase the standards of our services.

Contact (1) Full Name
ATHANASIOS LOULES
Job Title
IT administrator
Head of the organisation
MARIA SARRI-ILIAKI