As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services will be held in Tuzla on November 18 and 19, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre.
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, a training on peer-to-peer counselling and provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons was held in Tuzla on October 22, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre.
Two one-day trainings on LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services were held in Banja Luka on September 30 and October 1 as part of the European Union-funded project “Regionalising LGBTI Inclusive Psychosocial Support and Access to Mental Health Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” hosted by Sarajevo Open Centre. The participants were employees of the mental health centres and centres for social work in Banja Luka and neighbouring towns/municipalities in Republika Srpska, Prnjavor, Doboj, Laktaši and Čelinac.
The toolkit was created out of the need to educate, empower and provide additional resources to primary mental health and social care professionals, but also to LGBTI persons and their families. We divided the manual into two parts: the first, which provides an overview of the human rights and freedoms of LGBTI persons in Bosnia … Continued
As part of the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, funded by the European Union, two one-day trainings will be held in Banja Luka on September 30 and October 1, 2021, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. The trainings are on the topic of providing LGBTI … Continued
The decision of the institutions of the Sarajevo Canton, Municipality of Centar, and the City of Sarajevo to cover the costs of additional security measures, which were ordered by the Ministry of the Interior of Sarajevo Canton to the Organizing Committee of BH Pride Parade is a remarkable victory when it comes to the right … Continued
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, two-day training on peer-to-peer counseling and provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons was held in Zenica on July 12 and 13, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. The training was attended by … Continued
Hate speech based on any ground is common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Apart from political discourse, it is mostly present in media content, especially in the online world. The absence of legal sanctions and prosecutions sends a message to citizens that hate speech is a regular and usual thing. A recent study pointed out that … Continued
2019-2020 Alternative Report on the Application of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the European Union Membership: Political Criteria is the result of the work of the members of the Initiative. The report refers to the political criteria for EU membership and also contains Special Reports on the local elections in Mostar held in 2020 and the … Continued
Within the project “Regionalising LGBTI inclusive psychosocial support and access to mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, a two-day training on peer-to-peer counselling and provision of inclusive psychosocial support and mental health services for LGBTI persons was held in Prijedor on July 1 and 2, organized by Sarajevo Open Centre. The training was … Continued