ENUSP representative, Stephanie Wooley, attended EESC Civil Society Hearing, held on September 14 in Brussels and made a presentation. Despite of the limited time of 3 minutes she managed to deliver our main messages and called on the EU to address more difficult issues than employment and accessibility, namely justice, legal capacity, liberty – and freedom from what must be considered torture in the name of psychiatry. As example of such torture practices she mentioned the use of cage beds in Eastern Europe and restraints 23 hours a day for months on end in Eastern France. The audience met her presentation with interest. See full text of the presentation.
European Network of (Ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
ENUSP gives users and survivors of psychiatric services across Europe a way to communicate so that we can support one other in the personal, political, and social struggle against injustice and discrimination.
We are the only grassroots umbrella organization working across Europe to unite local and national organizations of (ex-) users and survivors of psychiatry.
We directly represent the views of people who are or have been on the receiving end of psychiatric services.