Arte e Salute "Malla/Sado": Japan-Italy Joint Theater Project for the Mentally Disabled

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Name of the organization or individual

NPO Tokyo Soteria

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 31 (2019) FY 2 Social Support Grant through Arts and Culture

Arte e Salute "Malla/Sado": Japan-Italy Joint Theater Project for the Mentally Disabled: Mental health, theater and expression activities in COVID-19 leading up to World Mental Health Day: Toward 2021

Mental Health at COVID-19 Leads to World Mental Health Day

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Business Overview

With the Italian Cultural Center - Tokyo as the main venue, and connecting Osaka, Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Fukushima and Bologna remotely, Japan and Italy jointly planned an opportunity to explore the universal people-to-people connections, the power of art, and the challenges and hopes for the future of mental health that are required in the changing times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

implementation period

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Place of implementation

Italian Bunka Kaikan - Tokyo Agnelli Hall Online: Bologna (Italy), Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukushima

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Profile

[NPO Tokyo Soteria]
Based on the Act on Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities, Tokyo Soteria operates group homes, community activity support centers, type A employment continuity support offices, home help stations, etc. with the aim of creating a society where people with mental disabilities can live in the community. Efforts are also being made to disseminate and educate people about mental disorders, and lectures are being held vigorously.
Various projects such as the Japan-Italy Joint Employment Support Project are carried out in cooperation with the Mental Health-Addiction Department of Bologna of the Regional Health Union of Emilia Romagna, Italy.