December 2014

ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION “STELLA” FROM ZENICA

The association “Stella” from Zenica brings users of services in the field of mental health and works on prevention, promotion and protection of mental health in the community. In December 2014, members of the association attended the meeting with professionals of the Center for Mental Health Zenica and director of the Center for Mental Health Merano (Belizzona province, Italy), where they presented the activities of the Centre Zenica and Merano.
The association “Stella” is selected together with other seven (out of 43 associations) associations at state level by the project Mental Health in BiH, which will be able to apply for the project “Strengthening the capacity of professional associations of Bosnia and Herzegovina“. The

association organized New Year’s exhibition of handicrafts with occupational-work therapy, which is one of the activities of the association. After the exhibition, the association also organized the New Year’s party to which joined professionals in the field of mental health.
All activities are carried out in order to ensure financial resources for further work and promotion of the work of association. Within the project “Psychosocial support in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, which aims to implementation of programs for the empowerment of associations of users of mental health services, TPO Foundation supports the work of staff of the 15 associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.