TELEPHONE CONFERENCE OF THE BOARD

Tuesday 18th September 2001 10-12 AM Danish time

Iris Hölling
Judi Chamberlin
Karl Bach
Helen Connor
Gisela Sartori
Mary O'Hagan
Eva Hansen (secr)

Contact could not be made to Masaji Koganezawa

1. Final report of conference, web page

Previous changes to Statutes to be shown in report.

The following editorial changes have been made to the Statutes by the Interim Committee:

4.2 In countries where there are no national psychiatric user/survivor organisations… the word "psychiatric" is deleted.

6.8 … list sent to all full and non voting members… the words "non voting" are replaced by "associate".

13.1 The reference to Article 6.10 should be to "Article 6.8".

14.1 The reference to Article 6.10 should be to "Article 6.8".
The reference to Article 6.14 should be to "Article 6.12".

The statutes will be put on www.wnusp.org now.

Eva will put organisations next to participants' names, if known.

Web page

Forwarded proposed structure by secretariat comprises the following:

• WNUSP org
1. About WNUSP
1. Facts about WNUSP
2. Who is who (contact information)
3. Other…
2. Official documents
1. Statutes
2. Minutes
3. Resolutions
4. Other…
3. Articles
1. Various articles related to WNUSP
4. Members
1. Membership application
2. Membership fee payment
3. Database of Member Organisations
5. Links
1. Links related to WNUSP

WNUSP working group for the web site: Karl Bach, Eva Hansen and Sylvia Caras (Eva will contact Sylvia). A draft web site will be made for approval of the board.

Judi Chamberlin suggests a statement to be made quickly on the web site in relation to the attack in USA on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon.

2. Invitation for membership

The secretariat will mail the minutes of the general assembly to all members, asking for fee payment as soon as possible.

Also non-member organisations will receive the minutes with a request to join WNUSP.

Opportunity is taken to ask all the recipients for ideas regarding future funding.

3. Formal registration of WNUSP in Denmark

Denmark has no formal procedures of registration.

4. Finding board members from Africa/Middle East

All board members should check their various contacts and inform the secretary who will gather the information (short biography of persons needed). Time limit: 1 month (by the 18th October)

Adopting board members from South America and former Russia, Eastern Europe is possible. At the ENUSP conference in Slowenia in November possible candidates may be found.

5. e-mail list for the board

Suggestion was made for a closed e-mail list for the board (and deputies) only. Eva will examine the conditions etc. of such a list.

6. Decision making within the board

Reference is made to www.wnusp.org, Santiago 1999, where a procedure is outlined.

Decisions to be made by e-mail, board to comment by a specific date, thereafter the decision is made. A minimum of 3 board members should be commenting the decision. The board will get in contact with any board member, who does not get in touch regularly with the rest of the board.

Urgent decisions, day to day, will be dealt with by the chairs and treasurer followed by information to the rest of the board.

7. WNUSP list

Information of the present list:

World Network (wnusp)
Purpose: World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Website URL: http://www.wnusp.org/
List Type: Unmoderated discussion
Subscription: Does not require owner approval
Archive: Readable by subscribers only
Created: Feb 16, 2000
Owners: Sylvia Caras, Steve McKenna
To Join: Subscribe here, or send an email to wnusp-subscribe@topica.com
To Post: Send mail to 'wnusp@topica.com'
Stats: 110 subscribers / 1 message per day

Eva contacts Sylvia for change of ownership to WNUSP Secretariat.

Now the text on www.wnusp.org about this mailing list is as follows: The wnusp e mail list is the electronic arm.
The e mail list purpose is to discuss global mental health social justice issues, U N actions, W H O statements, ... and to foster the inclusion at all policy levels of people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions. The intent is for the list to be low volume and sharply focused on global advocacy.

The wording should be changed - Eva will make a suggestion for board approval.

8. Communication with members

It was agreed to use e-mail communication. For the members without internet access ordinary mail must be used. All minutes will come on the web page, and e-mail alerts sent. It is suggested every 6 months to send a short report from the board. Gisela offered Second Opinion's help with postage and mailing to members without e-mail. Other organisations should be asked for funding the mailing.

9. Information leaflet

Gisela makes a draft for a leaflet which may be distributed at conferences etc. Suggestions to the leaflet to be mailed to Gisela.

10. Action Plan

Karl, Judi and Iris will draft the action plan. Time limit 1 month (18th October).

11. Funding, finances

Karl will contact the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mary examines UN private foundations.

Gisela tries an Oregon and Bodyshop contact.

Members will be asked for ideas and to spend some money on WNUSP. Also for funding telephone conferences, meetings etc.

Price for today's telephone conference:________________

12. Report from IDA/UN panel of experts

Please refer to mail, sent by Mary, with reports from both meetings. Next IDA meeting will take place in Ireland in January 2002. There will be no more panel meetings.

WNUSP actions to follow up IDA meeting

1. Item 4 - Ensure IDA position paper on disability convention and existing conventions rejects the UN Principles on the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness…
2. Item 5 - Discuss WNUSPs position on IDA involvement in monitoring project that was developed at Almasa. Should IDA do it or just advise on it?
3. Item 6 - Send data base of user /survivor national and international organisations to Gerard Quinn's research assistant anna.bruce@nuigalway.ie
4. Item 6 - Select a WNUSP representative for Irish seminar and next IDA meeting.

WNUSP actions to follow up panel meeting

1. Bengt asked that WNUSP advise him on what to put in his final report on the UN principles by the middle of October.
2. WNUSP needs to give comments on Bengt's draft report.
3. Mary agreed to send Eva Sandborg user / survivor information on recovery to inform the WHO community based rehabilitation project.

Mary will mail minutes from both meetings to the board.

Karl + one of the chairs will attend the IDA meeting in Ireland.

Mary drafts comments for Bengt's final report on the UN principles.

13. Report from WFMH?

No need to make a report on the meeting in Vancouver. WNUSP succeeded in getting resolutions to the WFMH assembly and took part in the SCI demonstration.

14. Relationship with WFMH if any

WFMH is expected to invite WNUSP to take seats in the international (Karl) and scientific (Iris) committee. Helen Connor has a seat in the organisation committee.

Karl suggested to keep a door open and to place the next WNUSP assembly in Australia a few days before the WFMH in 2003.

Discussion to be resumed at next meeting.

15. Capacities of the secretary

Very limited. There is no more money to buy hours from the Danish Association (LAP), so work is done on a voluntary basis.

16. World Bank template

To be discussed at next meeting.

17. Other issues

Karl will pass received mails from Sylvia Caras to the rest of the board.

UN recognition forms will be sent (Karl).

Next telephone conference (costs may have to be divided between participants):

26th November at 10.00 AM Danish time.