PLOES is a Non-Governmental Organisation, founded by professionals in the field of mental health and special education in 1998.
Ploes is active in the field of mental health and social inclusion of citizens belonging to vulnerable social groups (mainly people with psychosocial difficulties, intellectual disability and autism), with the aim of developing programs and structures that respond to their multilevel needs.
Philosophy
The organization’s philosophy stems from the basic principles of social psychiatry and is linked to the understanding that mental disorder is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon. Therefore, preventing and dealing with its effects from a very young age in a systematic way, effective method and appropriate means can limit the future consequences it brings. This approach runs through all of the actions of the company.
Goal
The main goal of the organization is the development of programs and structures that deal with the special, multi-level needs of specific individuals with scientific proficiency and methodological efficiency. On this basis, it is active in the creation of services in the context of a network that contributes to prevention, comprehensive provision and continuity of care, in the wider community of Piraeus.
To date, our organization has developed self-financed structures and actions in the following areas:
Prevention in collaboration with the Local Self-Administered Organizations, the Parents’ Association and other social stakeholders of the region of Piraeus and suburbs.
Internal Training emphasising on training of our professionals on the latest techniques and approaches for effective interventions (culminating in the educational program on the principles of structured autism education with the Professor G. Mesibov).
Developed actions of intervention and integration, for people with mental disorders, such as the “ΣΧΕΔΙΑ” Social Club.
Social Care by developing Therapeutic Units, Integration Services, Social Circles, etc.
Our Facilities
At the same time, PLOES has developed structures and actions co-financed by the ESF and national resources such as:
Ostria boarding house: hosting 15 adolescents and adults with autistic spectrum with low functionality and self-service, funded by Athens Regional Authority for two years (2020-2022).
Day Center for Adolescents: to address to young people grew up in institutional places intending to be an open place for cultural and informative interventions to community.
Funded by the National Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity.
Day Center for Adolescents: to address to young people grew up in institutional places intending to be an open place for cultural and informative interventions to community.
Funded by the National Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity.
Specialized Centre of Professional Training: for adult disabled people.
Funded by European Social Funds.
Developed actions of intervention and integration: for people with mental disorders, such as the “ΣΧΕΔΙΑ” Social Club.
Day Care Centre: for adolescents and adults in the autistic spectrum funded by Athens Regional Authority for three years (2017-2020)
Aided by the financial support of the European Union.
Day Centre: for treating children with autistic spectrum disorders (K.HM.A). (European Social Fund “ΨΥΧΑΡΓΩΣ – PSYHARGOS” having the funding responsibility with National Funds acting as supportive funding (National Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity) up to 2018).
Vocational Training, Mental Health named “ΚΑΤΑΡΤΙ”: offers training courses and seminars in dedicated fields of mental health by certified trainers, both for the general population and for those with special needs.
Community service: in the Municipalities of Perama, Keratsini (2012-2013).
Day Program: of children and adults with disabilities (autism, mental retardation) (2014-2015).
With the support by
