Pierre Smith (pictured) is a PhD candidate in public health at the Institute of Health and Society (IRSS) of the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium). He has a background in psychiatric nursing and a master in public health. He is working on mental health care research projects and psychiatric epidemiology. His PhD topic is the economic and social integration of people with severe mental illness.
Pablo Nicaise is a political scientist with a PhD in public health sciences. He is senior researcher at the Institute of Health and Society (IRSS) of the Université catholique de Louvain. He has been involved in many research and evaluation programmes in the field of mental health and drug addiction services and policies. He is currently coordinating the Mental Health Service Research group of the IRSS.