SMES-EUROPA is a non-profit International Association (aisbl) operates at the interface, intersection of mental health and social exclusion. The European Network SMES began in 1992 in Rome as a result of the “1st European seminar on the neglected and abandoned homeless people living in extremely poor health & social conditions and suffering from mental health problems”. EUROPEAN CHALLENGE Despite national differences, in both nature and severity of the problem, exclusion is a structural problem in society and constitutes a political challenge for Europe: the building of the European Community must take place within a framework of citizenship and solidarity. AIMS SMES-EUROPA operates in order to improve mental, physical & social well-being, and to promote inclusion, citizenship and solidarity in European Countries for people living in extreme social and health precariousness. TARGET are men and women homeless : * people living in extreme poverty, precariousness and deprivation conditions: especially home-less, health-less, hope-less : excluded and abandoned people in the city . * mentally ill people without adequate assistance, * refugees and migrants without documents . OBJECTIVES The SMES network aims to develop research and disseminate effective models of medical and social care for deprived and disadvantaged people: 1. Research/action : Not enough is known yet about needs and services in the European context to adapt a prescriptive approach. We seek rather: * to identify innovative services * to develop and evaluate new interventions * to translate knowledge into practical action 2. Information and heightening of awareness : SMES promotes awareness in society as a whole, and more specifically among social and health workers, policy makers. 3. Networking : SMES is a European network improving opportunities of working together and promoting multi-disciplinary co-operation between : * workers in the fields of health care and social welfare * workers in public & private sectors * researchers and practitioners * professionals and voluntary people directly working with mentally ill and excluded people 4. Education and training : SMES works for the promotion and dissemination of effective projects and practices by means of study days, seminars and conferences. The intention is to offer an opportunity to workers, users, ex-users and their relatives of exchanging ideas, experiences and know-how. In CONCLUSION SMES-Europa operates at the interface, intersection of mental health and social exclusion for improving mental, physical & social well-being, promoting human rights & access to social and health services, to citizenship and participation, to inclusion and solidarity in European Countries for people living in extreme social and health poverty conditions. Working against global and all kind of poverty, it's the main social mission of SMES, because - as Mandela told: To overcome poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is about an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. (Nelson Mandela) The problem, despite national differences, is European and, for this reason must be placed at the centre of an urgent call for awareness and deeper consideration particularly with respect to the development of a new political program at a European level.