Eberhard Schatz (1955) studied social work in Germany and worked for drug counselling services in Germany and cross-border projects between Germany and the Netherlands. From 1998 to 2004, he coordinated the European project AC Company, a network with 35 partner organisations, targeting mobile drug users in Europe. He is involved in different advisory boards at the national and international level.
Since 2005, Mr Schatz has been one of the coordinators of Correlation – European Network Social Inclusion and Health, with more than 150 partners from all over Europe. He is responsible for the overall management of the project, the organisation of seminars and conferences (e.g. 'Social Inclusion and Health', Sofia, 2005 and 'Out of the Margins', Ljubljana, 2011). He presents the network at many conferences and symposia and published numerous reports and articles.
Currently, he is coordinating the Correlation Hepatitis C initiative and is partner in the European Harm Reduction Network.
The Correlation Network is member of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs since 2006. Mr Schatz was a coordinator of the Forum between 2010 – 2013 and currently takes part in the HDG working group of the Forum.
Publications:
E. Schatz, el al (2012): 'Drug Consumption Rooms'
E. Schatz, el al (2010): 'The Dutch Treatment System';
E. Schatz, el al (2010): 'Marginalisation, Social Inclusion and Health'.
E. Schatz, el al (2011): 'Hepatitis C Infection among injecting Drug Users'
E. Schatz el al (2009): 'Empowerment and self Organisation of Drug Users'
E. Schatz, el al (2009): 'Migration, Marginalisation and Access to Health and Social Services'
