The Society of Social Psychiatry P. Sakellaropoulos is a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1986. It is mainly funded by the Greek Ministry of Health and European Programmes and belongs to the third sector of the economy. The organization has vast experience and expertise in the area of Mental Health, Social Psychiatry, Social Integration, Human Rights and Recovery based approaches. SSP P. Sakellaropoulos offers services within the community (Residential Houses, Protected apartments, Mobile Mental Health Units, Day Centers, collaboration with Social Cooperatives, Community Awareness Raising Programmes etc) and operates in the Prefectures of Attica, Thrace, Fthiotida and Fokida. SSP P. Sakellaropoulos is a member of European Networks and actively participates in the debates regarding the design of mental health policies in Greece and globally.
The organization has the requisite administrative structure and technological equipment which enables it to undertake a variety of projects in cooperation with the Greek State, the E.U. and other Greek and European Organizations.