Queen Fabiola Foundation for Mental Health
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The Queen Fabiola Foundation for Mental Health is a Belgian
non-profit organization, named after Queen Fabiola of Belgium
. It operates within the framework of the King Baudouin Foundation
The fund was founded on 10 October 2004 on World Mental Health Day
. As its main objective the foundation organizes activities in the field of mental health and stimulates the exchange of ideas and good practice between the various organisations and association, which are active in this area.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
non-profit organization, named after Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Queen Fabiola of Belgium is the widow of King Baudouin of Belgium. She was Queen consort of the Belgians for 33 years...
. It operates within the framework of the King Baudouin Foundation
King Baudouin Foundation
The King Baudouin Foundation is a public benefit foundation in Brussels, Belgium, established in 1976.Named after Baudouin of Belgium, Belgium's late head of state, its mission is to contribute to improving the living conditions of the population. KBF, both a grantmaking and an operating...
The fund was founded on 10 October 2004 on World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day , is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.This day, each October...
. As its main objective the foundation organizes activities in the field of mental health and stimulates the exchange of ideas and good practice between the various organisations and association, which are active in this area.
Objectives
The main objectives of the foundation are:- stress the importance of mental health in Belgian society
- obtain the involvement of the users and their families in the content and organisation of mental healthcare
- support the work of healthcare providers who are active in the various forms of mental healthcare
- encourage the sectors and actors concerned to participate actively in the optimisation of mental health
- support the reflection on the various issues of mental health