On March 16, 2021 the hearing on “Deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities” by video-conference was organised by PACE’s Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. The hearing was focused on deinstitutionalization, but also on coercion and the necessity to use “voluntary measures”. ENUSP’s two ...

It´s our pleasure to share with you the webinar that the Human Rights Committee is organizing: 20th. Anniversary UN Convention: Human Rights in Mental Health. Towards a new relationship between institutions and citizens. On December 10th. 15:00 CET. Attached are the Program and Registration Form in ...

In the summer of 2024, during the months of June and July, I was hospitalized twice at University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, where obvious violations of patient and human rights occurred. I mainly want to describe my own experiences, although the medical staff treated other patients ...

On February 26 the European Disability Forum, the European Network of (Ex)-Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, Mental Health Europe, the Brain Injured & Families European Confederation and the International Disability Alliance issued this public statement to express our profound concern regarding the recent closure of ...

This year 2025 the long awaited Danish psychiatry plan is expected to be implemented. It consists of the following goals: • The mental health of children and young people has improved • People with mental disorders live longer lives with less illness • People with ...

The rapport on Denmark consists mostly on the field of prisons, where many Danish prisoners are kept in solitude confinement. This is a type torture and should not persist. The rapport also has a focus on the Danish psychiatry where is states: With regard to ...

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 ...

Via the Danish LAP organization, I will attend tomorrow Thursday the 26. and Friday the 27. Of September. There are many workshops, and the event is located close to my own address in Copenhagen through the Hafnia Hall in the southern district of the city. ...

The European Commission is putting mental health on par with physical health by introducing 20 flagship initiatives and €1.23 billion in funding. The text of the European Commission's Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health can be found here. However, there are still many ...

We have again lost one of our own, Debra Shulkes - a member of our community who contributed so much to ENUSP – who was an inspiration, an example and a role model for so many of us when it comes to work and healing ...

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, ...