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We are a diverse network of people committed to transforming mental health care through dialogue, collaboration, and shared understanding.

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Open Dialogue has changed the way I connect with people in crisis. It's not just a method, it's a way of being together.

— Practitioner, Italy

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Find peers across borders, discover centers working dialogically, and share what you're learning in your practice — whether you're just starting out or have years of experience.

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Stay connected with conferences, workshops, and training programs worldwide. Share resources and learn from others shaping how Open Dialogue is taught and practiced.

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Join open, respectful conversations about mental health care. Your voice and experience matter here — as a family member, a person who has been through crisis, or someone who cares.

Rooted in dialogue

Open Dialogue began in Western Lapland in the 1980s as a way of responding to mental health crises — not with immediate answers, but with open conversations that include everyone involved. Today it's practiced and adapted in communities around the world, in hospitals, homes, and online spaces. The principles stay the same: listen first, respond together, tolerate uncertainty.

DialogoAperto exists to help these communities find each other.

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Księdza Szczepana Rembowskiego 36/40
Zgierz 95-100
Poland

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Melania Dominiak

Head of Content at the Center for Environmental Psychological and Psychotherapeutic Care
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Voices from Reykjavik · Episode 3

Giulia Fava

Giulia Fava — Child neuropsychiatrist, Open Dialogue Practitioner, ASL Roma 2, Rome

Interview with Giulia Fava (Child neuropsychiatrist, Open Dialogue Practitioner, ASL Roma 2, Rome), recorded at the 30th International Meeting on Dialogical and Reflective Approaches in Treatments of Psychosis, Reykja

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Maria Laura Vittori

Maria Laura Vittori — Open Dialogue Trainer, ASL Roma 6, Anzio

Interview with Maria Laura Vittori (Open Dialogue Trainer, ASL Roma 6, Anzio), recorded at the 30th International Meeting on Dialogical and Reflective Approaches in Treatments of Psychosis, Reykjavik, August 25–30, 20

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Human Connection

Tony Muñoz-Hillard — Practitioner

Interview with Tony Muñoz-Hillard (Practitioner, Parachute NYC — New York, USA), recorded at the 30th International Meeting on Dialogical and Reflective Approaches in Treatments of Psychosis, Reykjavik, August 25–30,

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Thirty years of Open Dialogue. A land that continues to move

There are landscapes that seem to ask you to stop and look more closely, rather than simply pass through them. Iceland is a land that carries with it a paradoxical image: that of an untouched, distant, separate place. But perhaps “untouched” is a word that does not really exist. No land is ever completely separate from what surrounds it. Iceland too, despite its geographical distance and distinct identity, seems to be crossed by exchanges, relationships, and influences. And perhaps it is precisely this tension between the desire to preserve what one is and the need to enter into relationship with what is different that makes it so interesting.

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ODDESSI results: Thursday 27th August.

Received and published as is

Dear all,

The date for the official release of the ODDESSI results has been announced: Thursday 27th August.

After a ten year journey, we now find ourselves less than a week away from the final publication.

The ODDESSI results will be discussed in detail live with a panel of specialists from 10.00am to 12.00pm BST. Please join the Zoom call from 9.50am BST using the link below:

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85995171696

If you have any technical issues, please email help@onlinevents.co.uk.

We look forward to seeing you there.

 

Katya Vasco

POD Administrator 

on behalf of the POD Team

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12 MAY 2026

OD-GenIssues Monthly meeting 5

🌐 Online

This is the 5th monthly meeting of the group General Issues.
Title is "Connection" and agenda is open.
We use Zoom subtitles to cope with languages differences.

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14 APR 2026

OD-GenIssues Monthly meeting 4

🌐 Online

This is the 4th monthly meeting of the OD-GenIssues group.

The title we choose is “Connection” and there is no predefined topic.

Everybody is invited.

Link will be shared in the OD-GenIssues group (see "Join the conversation").

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Disseminate3

I wait with the confidence that, over time, knowledge and interest will develop — a confidence that can bring encouragement to all of us.
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Disseminate2

(Received and published "as is" by Luca. Translation by ChatGPT)

Dear colleagues and friends of the forum,

Here I am again to update you on the ongoing development of the outreach project for Open Dialogue and humanistic approaches in psychiatry, as promised in my previous post.

My commitment to this project continues steadily, and I’m pleased to share with you the progress made and the next steps ahead.

Personal Training and Research

This initial phase is focused on personal training. I am deepening my understanding of Open Dialogue by studying key texts:

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