"Thalpos-Mental Health" is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2005 with an active role in mental health intervention and awareness and in the management of social care programs.
The foundation stone of the Institution was the establishment, organization and operation of two Housing-type Psychosocial Rehabilitation Units for mentally ill people, "Thalpos Attica" and "Thalpos Kalamata", which operate according to the Greek Reform Framework for Mental Health of the "Psychargos" Programme and under the supervision of the Ministry of Health.
At the same time, since 2007, the Institution has collaborated with local, national and European bodies for the development and implementation of specific action plans for social inclusion, mental health and well-being, entrepreneurship, employment in order to raise awareness and active participation in local communities to address social issues in the long term.
The representative and management bodies of our Institution are the General Assembly, the Steering Committee and the Administrator to whom the Scientific Officer of each Unit, Programme or Action refers. Their responsibilities are provided by the statutes of the Institution and the respective Internal Operating Regulations respectively.
Athena Passiou is a lawyer with postgraduate studies in psychoanalysis and with significant social work over the last 18 years.
President of Thalpos-Mental Health since 2005, she has been a pioneer in psychiatric reform in Greece, undertaking the establishment, organization and operation of Mental Health Units for the psychosocial support of people with mental disorders and psychosocial difficulties, as well as the awareness of the general public on mental health issues.
From 2007 to date, she has led six European and national projects in the field of health, social care, employment and women's entrepreneurship in order to support socially vulnerable groups, while from 2007 to 2010, she was Head of Communication and then President of the National Observatory for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of the General Secretariat for Youth.
Athena Passiou is a graduate of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a postgraduate in International and Comparative Law from the Berkeley School of Law, University of California and a postgraduate in Psychoanalytic Studies from the University of Sheffield.
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2005
Establishment of the body "Athena-Social Care"
2006-2007
Establishment and operation of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Units "Thalpos Attica" and "Thalpos Kalamata", operating 15 long-stay beds for people with mental disorders and providing community mental health and care services
2007
Strengthening employment through the development of information and awareness-raising programmes focusing on five pillars: people and the environment, social exclusion, culture, sustainable development, gender equality
2010-2011
Play & Learn on Mental Health, the first board game for the mental health of young people, is created on the initiative of the Agency in order to raise awareness among adolescents on issues such as school bullying, online harassment, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, juvenile delinquency, discrimination, self-esteem
2012-2013
Creation of 704 new jobs through the development of Public Benefit Employment Programmes for the provision of care services, psychological support, counselling, creative employment, etc. in five regional sectors of Attica; for the first time, cooperation for large-scale actions was achieved with 8 public hospitals in Attica
2012-2014
Participation in the European educational partnership Against Exclusion to combat social exclusion through the arts (theatre, painting, photography, dance, crafts) with the aim of creating a collective volume of methodological tools for professionals
2013-2015
Seventy-eight unemployed women, graduates of higher education joined the network "Thriasia", coordinated by the Institution, for their promotion in employment and entrepreneurship in West Attica, participating in counselling, training, networking, labour market coupling services and training.
2018
The institution changes its name to "Thalos-Mental Health"
2021
Establishment & operation of a permanent Psychosocial Support Clinic in North Evia at the Health Centre of Istria for the psychosocial support of the general population of the region
2021
Development of specialized services through art for the support of children - adolescents in cooperation with Departments / Psychiatry Services for children and adolescents of Attica Hospitals and Local Authorities
2022
Active participation in the development of the "Psychargos" Programme's network of structures through the establishment of 8 new Mental Health Units: 1 Day Centre for Employee Support, 1 Day Centre for Family Support, 1 Day Centre for Children & Adolescents, 1 Day Centre & 1 Mobile Unit for Adults, 2 Boarding Houses and 1 Hostel for Adults
