Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Ochrony Zdrowia Psychicznego „Braterstwo Serc“
Association for Mental Health Brotherhood of Hearts
National user/survivor organisation, 67 members.
Purpose: To make mental health users aware of their rights, create Patients’ Councils in psychiatric hospitals, as well as alternative services, social education, guarantee proper medical care and respect for the patients’ dignity, To co-operate with state-run institutions to lay down laws referring to medical, social and legal protection of users of mental health services.
Activities: maintaining contacts with users in the community, psychiatric hospital and other social welfare institutions, patient advocacy, providing care and support, representing the user/survivor perspective, co-operation with Polish Coalition for Mental Health.
Address: Marii Jaremy 25/122 Krakow 31-318
Phone: +48 887 558 689
E-mail: biuro_braterstwo@o2.pl
Website: N/A
Association PSYCHE
Local organisation with 10 members,
Purpose: regularly visiting patients in the local psy chiatric hospital, offering legal help, clothes, food, cosmetics, meetings that empower users after have left hospital, negotiations with their families, neighbours, offices
Main activities: Meetings, press releases, support for members in their contacts with mental health services, offices, courts. Mutual help in the range of daily activities.
Address: Sobieskiego 67/Ip, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Phone:+48 660 870 869, +48 785 615 010 (only Polish); +48 887 558 689 English by courtesy of the Brotherhood of Hearts
E-mail: forfiesta@interia.eu
Website: N/A
Individual member in Poland:
Trocikowski, Tadeusz pantadeusz@efnii.pl