WAPR is an international NGO, with representation in more that 40 countries from all continents, composed mainly by interdisciplinary mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational-therapists, social educators, etc.) WAPR’s principles include the interest of maintaining a fluid open dialogue with service users and the families movement. The mission of WAPR is the dissemination of principles and practices of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery in mental health. That means: access to appropriate treatments and programmes aimed to provide opportunities for people with disabilities due to mental health problems to develop an inclusive life in the community, with treatment, job, housing and social participation.

We have developed a scientific programme including many prestigious national and international professionals from the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Community Mental Health field. We intend that scientific accuracy merges with the diversity and dynamism needed in psychosocial interventions in our field. We believe that the speakers of the 13th WAPR World Congress will maintain the high standards reached in previous editions. The congress will be held in the cosmopolitan city of Madrid, with its elegant boulevards and expansive, manicured parks, which together with the cultural activities and fine cuisine it offers, will contribute to a pleasant stay for our delegates in the capital city.