Our network

The Network on Child and Adolescent Mental Health is an integral component of CAMHI and a central vehicle for its design and implementation. It is made up of local Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) hubs in Alexandroupoli, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Athens, and Heraklion in Crete to ensure that the program best addresses the diverse and context-specific needs faced in different parts of the country—including remote and underserved settings.

The Network operates in partnership with the Child Mind Institute (CMI) to co-create and implement the various components of the Initiative and ensure the cultural adaptation of its deliverables. The Network’s mission is to:

1. Co-design and deliver state-of-the-art, targeted basic and specialized trainings in child and adolescent mental health nationwide.
2. Develop networks of consultation and collaboration with providers in public hospitals and mental health providers.
3. Raise awareness about mental health.
4. Conduct multi-layered research that underpins the Initiative and which will be made freely available to the community.
5. Facilitate local adaptation and use of technological tools as part of mental health care

The Network is integrated into child psychiatric clinics and community centers at public hospitals in the five hub locations to guarantee that trainings and implementation of the Initiative are adapted to the needs arising within the public sector with an emphasis on ensuring sustainability following the completion of the project. Acknowledging the importance of working across sectors to address child and adolescent mental health effectively, beyond working directly with mental health professionals, the Network also collaborates with educators and social welfare providers to offer resources, training, and support to professionals working with children and adolescents more broadly across the country.

To date, three Memorandums of Understanding have been signed between CAMHI, the Hellenic Ministry of Health, and relevant local public hospitals, university child and adolescent and adult psychiatric clinics for the establishment of the Network’s first three hubs in Alexandroupoli, Ioannina, and Heraklion in Crete.