"PROMOTING ACTIONS TOWARDS INCLUSION AND SOCIAL COHESION"

 

MISSION

The Gian Franco Minguzzi Institution was established in 1980 by the Bologna Provincial Government as a research and documentation centre on the history of psychiatry and social exclusion. In time, the Institution has expanded its mission, planning and implementing processes of change within networks and social organisations, both formal and informal, both in the public sector and in the social economy, with the aim of fostering a culture of social inclusion

ACTIVITIES

Developing a constant integration between the different activities it is involved in, the Institution:
- produces innovative research and methods for the study of social phenomena;
- designs and implements training activities, based on dynamics which focus on managing the complexity of social inclusion phenomena;
- elaborates and produces social documentation and communication in collaboration with numerous organisations and associations;
- promotes cultural dissemination and awareness raising initiatives on social exclusion issues;
- provides advisory services on various social policy processes.

SERVICES

The Institution runs:
- a library specialising on mental health and human sciences
- a series of thematic archives containing historical materials on mental institutions in Bologna and on the history of psychiatry
- a documentation centre on social rights and urban security
- a quarterly review on the main legal innovations relating to social and welfare policies

AREAS OF INTERVENTION

In recent years, the Institution has been mainly concerned with:
- well being in school
- addictions
- social exclusion/inclusion
- childhood and adolescence
- multculturality and antiracism
- mental health
- citizens' security

METHODOLOGY

In order to deal with social complexity, the Institution adopts a multidisciplinary approach in the services it offers, promoting projects which ensure the interdependence of the research, training and documentation phases.
The Institution works to promotes a constant connection between research and its practical applications.

ORGANISATION AND STAFF

The Institution is managed by a President, a Director and a Board of Management.
Its staff includes professionals with different qualifications and experiences, who have long been working in the field of the social policies.
The Institution has three main areas of operation: Administration; Documentation and Cultural Promotion; Training, Research and Social Innovation.

PARTNERSHIP

The Institution works in partnership with public bodies, health authorities, non profit organisations, educational and training agencies, european partners, private partners. It also has close relations with Universities and research institutes at local, regional and national level. Its aim is to support planning and project design within organisations and to promote the development of inter-institutional links at network level.

 

ISTITUZIONE G.F. MINGUZZI
Via Sant'Isaia 90, 40123 - BOLOGNA
tel. 051 52 88 511, fax 051 521 268, minguzzi@provincia.bologna.it

President: Silvana Contento
051 5288511- silvana.contento@provincia.bo.it

Director: Claudio Magagnoli
051 5288511- claudio.magagnoli@provincia.bo.it

Head of Administration Division: Antonella Lazzari
051 5288518 - antonella.lazzari@provincia.bo.it

Head of Documentation and Cultural Promotion Division: Alessandro Zanini
051 5288527 - alessandro.zanini@provincia.bo.it

Head of Training Dept.: Vincenzo Caporaso
051 5288524 - vincenzo.caporaso@provincia.bo.it

Head of Research and Social Innovation Division: Cinzia Migani
051 5288521 - cinzia.migani@provincia.bo.it

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