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  • Friday, June 23, 2023 (09:00 - 11:00)
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Towards the full realisation of sexual rights of young persons with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions via Supported Decision Making

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The SMARTS event focuses on the realisation of sexual rights of young people with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions.

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Sexuality is a basic human need, but persons with disabilities still do not have full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights.

Under the EU co-funded project SMARTS ("Supports Me About my Sexual Rights"), guidance has been developed on how to better support persons with intellectual disabilities and young persons with mental health conditions to make their own decisions about their sexuality, using the Supported Decision Making (SDM) approach.

The aim of this event is to use the results produced in the framework of this project and to advance the discussion by involving various stakeholders, as well as political representatives. Young persons with intellectual disabilities, caregivers, service providers, families, and organisations working in this field are particularly encouraged to participate.

The event will take place at Mundo-j, Rue de l'Industrie 10, 1000 Brussels on Friday, 23 June from 09:00-11:00. 

Please email Nina Kozlowitz, Learning and Development Officer at EASPD, to confirm your attendance, along with any accessibility or dietary requirements.

Agenda

09:00

Arrival of participants

09:20 – 09:25

Welcome

  • Timothy Ghilain, Interim Chief Executive of EASPD

 

09:25 – 09:30

Policy introduction – "Legal Capacity and Empowerment of Decision-Making capacity on Sexual and Reproductive Rights "

  • Konstantina Leventi, Senior Policy Officer at EASPD
 

09:30 – 10:30

Interactive Panel Discussion – "How to implement Supported Decision-Making mechanisms to support Young Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions in the field of Sexuality?"

  • Presentation of the SMARTS Project – "How to implement Supported Decision-Making mechanisms to support Young Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Conditions in the field of Sexuality?"
    • Nina Kozlowitz, Learning and Development Officer at EASPD
  • Stakeholders’ discussion: Interactive discussion with participants

Moderator: Timothy Ghilain, Interim Chief Executive of EASPD

10:30 – 10:45

Concluding remarks

  • Tiziana Fantucchio, Senior Policy Officer at EASPD
 

11:00

Networking coffee break

SMARTS Project website

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