Kolumbus, Czech Republic
A national user/survivor organisation with 180 members.
Purpose: to defend the rights and interests of mentally ill people in the Czech Republic.
Main activities: Patients, Trustees and Advocates in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric wards of general hospitals; Rehabilitative Computer Classroom for mental health care users in Prague; Art exhibitions of people with mental illness; Rehabilitative Stays for people with mental illness; and Kolumbus member’ Development and Monitoring of Community Planning for mental health care.
One of the main projects is Patients, Trustees and Advocates – Monitoring and Protection of Human Rights of Patients Hospitalized in Psychiatric Hospitals. This project was awarded the SocialMarie 2011.
New activity: Monitoring and implementation of Reform of psychiatric care in the Czech Republic
Address: Keplerova 712 / 32 400 07 Ústí nad Labem Czech Republic
Phone: +420 774 279 350
E-mail: jan.f.jaros@seznam.cz
Website: www.os-kolumbus.org
Self Help Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Regional organization with 8 members.
Objectives and aims: Self help care, social policy of benefit for people with mental illness, protection of rights and interests of people with mental illness, gaining and handing over information about problems of people with mental illness, programs for people with mental illness aimed at increase of motivation and empowerment.
Activities: Cooperation with Fokus Labe, we are informing specialists and public about life and interests of people with mental illness, distribute informational resources among people with mental illness, realize projects and our programs which are helping to increase quality of life of people with mental illness.
Address: Stroupežnického 1372 / 9 , Ústí nad Labem, 400 01, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 737 287 631
E-mail: selfhelp@volny.cz
Website: http://selfhelp.Dinphoto.com
Name and position of the person representing the organisation: Radek Prouza chairman of the Board
Contact person: Jiří Štěpánek, +420 605 058 510.
Individual member in Czech Republic:
Shulkes, Debra Debra.shulkes@gmail.com