Association for Mental Health in Southwest Tavastia – Briefly
Association for Mental Health in Southwest Tavastia is a regional body of the Finnish Association for Mental Health, MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys. We operate within Southwest Tavastia region. Our main goal is to improve the mental well being in the local community.
According to WHO mental health is ”Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
What we offer?
We offer you rewarding and important voluntary service. We give courses and turn people into voluntary support workers. Our volunteers work as personal support workers and as group instructors in a variety of groups. (The courses are only available in Finnish) We also need volunteers for a variety of tasks, from making coffee to work as representatives at different fairs. We welcome you to work voluntarily with us for an important task! To travel together with our neighbours – in everyday life! You are needed!
- We offer you support in a variety of crisis, e.g. in divorce, case of sudden unemployment and other sudden changes in life.
- We offer you ”low-threshold operation” within a variety of groups, events and lectures.
- We offer you a variety of events like open lectures and trips
Full listing of the groups can be found at the ryhmätoiminta section.
Our groups are always free of charge!
MIELI Lounais-Hämeen mielenterveys ry
Sepänkuja 6
30100 FORSSA
