Education for the "vulnerable" population, as well as for the "non-vulnerable". We believe that the struggle against social marginalization is -to quote Franca Ongaro Basaglia - "a reform that presupposes not only a change in services, but also the beginning of a radical change in social relations". With this axiom in mind we have engaged in a number of novel projects such as research/publications, conferences, participation in trade fairs as well as the setting up of an educational archive (books, videos).

Educational Archive
Our educational archive consists of material in both the English and the Greek language in a variety of formats, such as videos (VHS/DVD/AVI), CD-ROM, audio CDs, as well as a list of useful websites and books.
Archive

Research/Publications
In 1996-1997 we undertook a survey on "Assisted work-schemes in Greece". The results were published in leading Greek and British psychiatric magazines.
In 2000 we started a research on people who have moved out of the psychiatric hospitals and into sheltered accommodation. We aim to give a qualitative analysis of their responses to this change. We have published the minutes of a two day-conference which we organized in 1999 in Athens, jointly with "Dromokaiteion" Psychiatric Hospital. The topic of the conference was "Supported employment and the role of a job coach", with many participants from Greece and our two guest-speakers from Cyprus, Nicos Angelidis and Eleni Georgiou. In 2001 we published the minutes of another event which we organized jointly with the Aegaleo Centre for Mental Health. This was a one-day conference titled "Self-advocacy really works", our guest speaker being Roberta Graley-Wetherell. Our aim is always to bring together groups of "able" and "disabled" people. We like sharing experiences together, we like taking off labels, and finding out that at the end of the day none of us are either "able" or "disabled". As a joint venture with "Speak Up Somerset" we produced a diary titled "Positive steps 2003". The diary includes paintings by British artists; also paintings by Greek artists with mental health problems.

Other publications include the Conference Minutes "Voyage in the Community" (2007), the "Foucault Tribunal" (2007), "The Light of Madness" (2008), also publication of our "Educational Archive" (2008) as well as our "Guide to Accessibility in the Labour Market and Social Intergration of St. Barbara's Disabled Citizens" (2008).

Conferences
1998 (March 19-22) Venue: Heraclion, Crete - jointly with "Aghios Titos" organization for people with learning difficulties. Four day conference on "Psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation" including talks, round table discussion, puppet show, video films, bazaar, visit to sheltered work schemes etc.
1999 (April 16-17) Venue: Athens - jointly with "Dromokaiteion psychiatric hospital. Two day conference on "Supported employment and the role of a job coach". Guest speakers Nicos Angelidis and Eleni Georgiou from Cyprus.
1999 (October 15-16) Venue: Heraclion, Crete - jointly with "Aghios Titos" organization for people with learning difficulties. Two day conference on "Employment and social inclusion".
2000 (November) Venue: Athens. One day conference on "Marketing for Social Firms". Guest speaker Tony Davis from England.
2001 (May 18) Venue: Athens. One day conference on "Self-advocacy for people with mental health problems" - jointly with the Mental Health Community Centre of Aegaleo. Guest speaker Roberta Graley-Wetherell from England.
2005 (May 27) One-day conference "Voyage in the Community" in collaboration with the Network for Employment Services of the Greek Centre for Mental Health and Research (Aegaleo), under the auspices of Aegaleo Municipality. Guest speaker: Irene Karavalaki, Trieste, Italy. 2006 (November 12) "Light of Madness". One-day Conference in collaboration with the Serres Organization of Families and Friends for Mental Health. All speakers were users of the mental health services.
2007 (April 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29) "Caravan of Truth", in collaboration with the Serres Organisation of Families and Friends for Mental Health. One day conferences in Northern Greece (Kavala, Drama, Komotini, Xanthi, Orestiada, Alexandroupoli) where users of the mental health services discussed with the general public various issues on mental illness.
2007 (October 9) Ravdouha Crete. Tribute to George Falelakis jointly with Ravdouha Minicipality.
2007 (October 10, 11, 12, 13). The "Caravan of Truth" travels to Crete (Chania, Rethymnon, Heracleion, Ayios Nicolaos).
2008 (May 23) One day conference jointly with the School of Social Policy - Panteion University of Social and Political Science.
Sue Hahn (University of Hertfordshire) and Em Jones (Viewpoint) discuss with Greek users' organisations and with the general public their innovative model of education, whereby users of the mental health services participate in structuring and teaching coursework.

Various
2005 (December 4) "Civilization-Athletics-Visual Arts". One-day happening at the "Panellinios" Gymnastics Organisation. Co-ordination of joint projects between Panteion University (Psychology Department) and Sheltered Accommodation Units.
Creation of five lending libraries in psychiatric wards/sheltered flats/community mental health centers.
Projection of video tapes and discussions in collaboration with the Centre of Social Dialogue of P.E.P.S.A.E.E.

Entertainment
xAs part of the rehabilitation process, we have ventured on a number of novel projects, such as arranging visits to theatres, or organizing a fancy dress vestiaire which we lend free of charge.