Head of the committee

What does “Caring for carers” mean to you?

– To me Caring for Carers means the understanding that when helping a person with mental health problems it is equally important to take care of the needs of those who carry the often heavy burden of providing a supportive and understanding environment, which enables the person to remain part of his or her social environment – an essential precondition for a successful process of recovery.

Robert is Chief Executive of the international foundation ‘Human Rights in Mental Health-FGIP’, an international foundation for mental health reform. He is also Executive Director of the Andrei Sakharov Research Center for Democratic Development and Professor at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. He is an Honorary Fellow of the British Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Honorary Member of the Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, Knight of Orange Nassau (NL) and of Duke Gediminas (LT), and was awarded the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health in 2022.