Invitation

Postal Address: P.O. Box 8215, 3503 RE Utrecht, the Netherlands Offices: Vivaldiplantsoen 100, 3533 JR Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tel.: +31.(0)30-232 4900; Email: secr@cep-probation.org

Web site: www.cep-probation.org

To CEP members

Ref: 2024/JS/ae/24-043 Utrecht, 4 September 2024

RE: Invitation to the Workshop ¨Mental Health Importance: Supporting

treatment processes in Probation¨

Dear CEP member, dear colleague,

Please accept our sincere invitation to attend the Workshop ¨Mental Health importance:

supporting treatment processes in Probation¨ which will be held, on 26-27 November

2024 in Barcelona, Catalonia – Spain.

We sincerely invite everyone interested in the topic of mental health in probation starting

from probation practitioners working on all levels to policy advisors, senior managers,

project leaders to partnership organisations to join us for this event in Barcelona.

To support all aspects of rehabilitation and at the same time treatment processes there is

a need for cooperation among various actors and different European Probation Services

dealing with similar situations with mental health problems.

Through this workshop, CEP proposes approaching the problem of mental health in the

context of Probation from a multidisciplinary and multiagency scheme inviting recognized

expert speakers on this topic from United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Netherlands and

Catalonia - Spain.

The workshop will start from a Human Rights perspective sharing the work that is being

carried out by the Council of Europe.

The workshop will then continue with a more specific look by analysing mental health from

the perspective of resilience, inter-agency cooperation and the role of the community. It

will also explore the work with trauma and their short- and long-term consequences as

possible sources of aggression/violence. And last but not least the workshop will also

examine the gender perspective when working towards a more gender-responsive

approaches in criminal justice settings.

The workshop program will have a world café session. This session will provide a context

through which participants will have a unique opportunity to exchange in a very practical

way, visions and perspectives on working with people who have committed crimes and

have mental health problems. Participants will have a unique opportunity to engage with

European experts on this topic and build mutual connections.

The participation fee is 25 EUR. Registration is open up till 11 November 2024.

CEP members who wish to attend a CEP event and are not able to (fully) fund their attendance, may apply for a bursary through

the following link: https://www.cep-probation.org/application-bursaries/

Thank you for your support and cooperation. We look forward to meet you in Barcelona!

Kind regards,

Jana Špero Kamenjarin

CEP Secretary General