Riksförbundet Hjärnkoll
Stockholm, Sweden
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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.
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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.
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