International Cooperation and Partnerships
Open to international cooperation under CERV, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the EEA and Norway Grants, and other European programmes.
Parentis is a Romanian non-governmental organisation based in Iași, working since 2015 to make mental health and psychosocial support more accessible to children, parents and families. We combine psychological counselling, psychoeducation, parenting and early-years support, community activities, professional training and cooperation with schools, healthcare providers, social services and public institutions. In 2025, our programmes reached 1,771 people across 12 urban and rural communities, including 928 children and young people.
We are interested in equitable partnerships that connect international expertise with local knowledge and practical implementation. Parentis can contribute as an implementation partner, pilot organisation, community access point, training and dissemination partner, or contributor to research and needs assessment. We bring experience in community-based mental health, work with vulnerable families and displaced communities, child and parent participation, gender equality, violence prevention and institutional cooperation.
Areas of Cooperation
Community Mental Health and Family Support
We are interested in accessible, community-based approaches that strengthen the emotional resilience of children, parents and families. Potential cooperation may include peer and emotional support, early identification and referral, maternal and parental mental health, support for families affected by harmful alcohol use or gambling-related harm, rural outreach and capacity building for frontline professionals.
Gender Equality and Violence Prevention
Parentis is open to partnerships that improve prevention, identification, referral and trauma-informed support concerning domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Our interests include professional training, community awareness, survivor-centred psychological support, stronger coordination between community and specialist services, father-inclusive family services and evidence-based advocacy for gender equality.
Children, Youth and Community Participation
We are interested in approaches that enable children, young people and parents to influence the services and decisions that affect them. Cooperation may include youth participation, community consultation, inclusive education, child safeguarding, emotional and social skills, community facilitators, local advocacy and the development of accessible participation mechanisms for vulnerable groups.
What Parentis Brings to a Partnership
- A multidisciplinary team with experience in psychological support, family services, community facilitation, training, outreach and project management;
- Direct access to children, parents, families, professionals and urban and rural communities;
- Experience supporting Romanian and Ukrainian children and families;
- Established cooperation with schools, maternity care, public health, social services and local authorities;
- Capacity to pilot and adapt methods, collect community-level evidence and support multilingual dissemination;
- Independent audited financial statements and experience managing institutional and European-funded projects.
Relevant materials
Let’s Explore Cooperation
We welcome discussions with civil society organisations, universities, research institutes, public institutions and international networks interested in developing inclusive, evidence-based and community-driven initiatives.
If you are developing a consortium or exploring a bilateral partnership, we would be glad to discuss how Parentis could contribute.
Contact:
Lioredana Ciofu
Vice-President
lioredana@parentis.ro
+40 763 690 700
Iași, Romania