Documentary film on recovery “Tree in Psychiatry”

A PARABLE Once, on a lush, prolific island surrounded by a deep unknown sea, a family lived in a large old house. The family devoted their lives to keeping their house a safe and comfortable place to live. They worked together harmoniously, blending their talents...

"On Thursday January 9th, I was transported by the Pardubice Region's Rapid Rescue Service after an examination at the Choceň clinic and on the recommendation of my general practicioner, first to Pardubice to the psychiatric department of the local hospital (supposedly for examination by a...

A group of 40 people, including service-users, family members and service providers is planning to introduce and fully implement community-based systems of care in Turkey. For this reason, one of their members has been working for 4 months in ENIK Recovery College(Lister) as a peer...

The European Network of (Ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) and the European Disability Forum strongly condemn the abuse and severe human rights violations of the residents of the Pliskiv Psychoneurological Residential Institution in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, recently uncovered by activists of the organisation “USER”. The...

An investigation on attitudes towards the use of coercion and mechanical restraint says it is possible to change the staff attitudes towards the use of coercion, e.g. mechanical restraint, through activating, diverse, and involving teaching. The staff in the research (122 staff members in total)...

On April 11, 2018 ENUSP sent a call to its members to encourage them to address the national stakeholders and raise awareness about the danger the Draft Additional Protocol poses for the rights of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry. Our members from 15 countries has...