Radmila Stojanovic Babic on CARe Network's Advisory Board

Radmila Stojanovic Babic

Let's welcome Radmila Stojanovic Babic on Board of Advisor of The CARe Network!

Born in 1969. Radmila means 'love to work' and it's my omen as I like working (and the results that follow.

Graduated at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences in Zagreb (Croatia) as a social educator. Also educated as an integrative psychotherapist.

Left corporate world at the end of 2006 and co-founded the non-profit organization 'Susret' (engl. Encounter). The idea was to support people with mental health problems and provide housing support in Zagreb for deinstitutionalised people and pioneer the change - recovery oriented community-based services, participation and social integration of people with mental health problems. Radmila serves as the president of 'Susret' since 2012.

Works as an expert for community based living for people with mental health problems in Croatia, provides education and workshops. Participated as an expert consultant for mental health in 3-year EU project 'Support to the social welfare system in the process of further DI of social services in Croatia' within relevant Ministry of social welfare.

Guest lecturer at University of Zagreb, Department of Social Work - Faculty of Law, Course ‘Social work and mental health’ and University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb, Psychiatry Nursing, Course ‘Care of mental health patients’,

Co-author of chapter ‘Community based living’ published in handbook Rehabilitation in Psychiatry – psycho biosocial approach, ed. Strkalj-Ivezic et all. 2011.

Graduated Tepla3 Train-the-trainer CARe education (2015-17) and joined in Tepla4 CARe training as a coach.