ENCONTRARSE

Founded in 2006, ENCONTRARSE is a non-profit association based in Porto, Portugal working on mental health, health, human rights.

ENCONTRARSE is a non-profit private social solidarity institution (IPSS) of public utility, founded in 2006 in Porto, Portugal. It was originally set up to develop solutions for the psychosocial rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness and was renamed Associação para a Promoção da Saúde Mental in 2013. The association works to promote mental health, prevent mental illness and fight stigma and discrimination through awareness campaigns, public debates, information resources, and advocacy for people with mental illness and their families. Its services include psychosocial rehabilitation, a socio-occupational unit, an integrated care centre, training for mental health and educational professionals, and workplace mental health programmes for companies. It also runs the UPA Informa website, the UPA awards recognising anti-stigma work, and the Burn Stress programme.