Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll

Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll

Stockholm, Sweden

Mental healthChildren & YouthElderly care
AssociationNational reach
Profile last updated: March 27, 2026

About

Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll is a non-profit association based in Stockholm, Sweden working on mental health, children & youth, elderly care.

Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll is a non-profit association in Sweden working to reduce stigma around mental illness. It works through a national network of regional associations and a group of ambassadors with personal experience of mental ill health, who give lectures, lead conversation groups and run campaigns and events, mainly for schools, older people, carers and the general public. The organisation states that it charges no administrative fees and that ambassador fees go directly to the ambassadors.

Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Organisation type

Association

Focus areas

mental healthstigmaambassadorslecturespeer supportolder peopleschools

Languages

SV

Causes & programmes

Causes

Mental healthChildren & YouthElderly care

Works for

StudentsElderly peopleCarers

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

Hjärnkollambassadörer

Mental health · Sweden

Ambassadors with personal experience of mental illness give lectures, workshops and panel talks in schools, workplaces, healthcare and other settings, with materials for schools that book a lecture.

Vi pratar om livet

Elderly care · Sweden

Conversation groups for older people, led by trained Hjärnkoll conversation leaders, on mental health throughout life.

Göm Inte Din Historia

Mental health · Sweden

Campaign that highlights personal stories of mental illness and stigma to encourage people to speak openly.

Countries of operation

Sweden

Funding & support

Ways to support

Shop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Nationell Samverkan för Psykisk Hälsa

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