Macedonian Newsletter 2005/2 from Dejan Stevanovic, 22. April 2005: “We really have something to present to the world. Two our members life stories…”
With great sadness, ENUSP learned about the tragic death of the son of singer Sinéad O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, a 17-year old boy, who was institutionalized in Ireland and placed under ‘suicide watch’ when he escaped and was found dead after committing suicide. Singer Sinéad O’Connor,...
Read moreDetailsMental Health Europe (MHE) invites all of us to a webinar co-organised with the European Disability Forum (EDF), for the launch of an advocacy toolkit against the draft additional protocol to the Oviedo Convention. The event will take place online on 25 March 2021 at 3...
Read moreDetailsThe National Association of Current and Former Psychiatric Users (LAP) in Denmark has been tracking the government's proposal to implement a Covid-19 vaccination passport required to travel abroad. In addition, the government has invited the Danish industrial, business and cultural sectors to collaborate on this...
Read moreDetailsTranslated blog, 6 February 2021, by Jolijn Santegoeds, Mind Rights, Eindhoven the Netherlands See the Dutch original post The measures which have been taken in the Netherlands due to the Covid-19 pandemic call for a reflection. There are various fields of tension. Obviously the measures...
Read moreDetailsTranslated blog, 30 January 2021, by Jolijn Santegoeds, Mind Rights, Eindhoven the Netherlands See the Dutch original post On 24 January 2021 riots occurred in the centre of Eindhoven and other cities in the Netherlands, as an act of protest against the Covid-measures, and to...
Read moreDetailsThe issue of vaccination of persons with disabilities in institutions brings many thoughts and questions. The prioritizing of access to vaccination by persons with disabilities in institutions is understandable. While the vaccination of persons with disabilities in institutions may sound like a simple solution, in...
Read moreDetailsall people are free to be themselves, are valued equally and treated with dignity,
all people have the power to make their own life choices and to speak for themselves,
all people have access to a range of supports which respect their autonomy and dignity,
all people are protected from poverty and have an equal chance to live their lives to their full potential,
all human crisis is seen in its social context; it is not medically labelled or feared, but is embraced as an opportunity for individual and community growth,
all the knowledge of people who have experienced extreme crisis is valued, cultivated and informs systems of support,
all the above conditions are equally true everywhere in Europe
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