"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 ...

Mental 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 ...

The 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 ...

Translated 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 ...

Translated 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 ...

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 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 ...

On July 24, 2020 Empowerment Webinar will be held by Mental Health Ireland in close partnership with Mental Health Europe, ENUSP, HSE Mental Health Engagement & Recovery and Community Partners. In her keynote “Recover your Power”, Jolijn Santegoeds, Board member of ENUSP, will address the importance of ...

On March 26, 2020 a Statement on COVID-19 was issued by regional and international organizations of people with psychosocial disabilities, including ENUSP, with recommendations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was published in different languages, please see the text of the Satetement ...

ENUSP recommends the following services for the consideration of policymakers. Open Dialogue Approach from Finland See: http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-alternatives/finland-open-dialogue An introduction to peer-supported open dialogue in mental healthcare,  Russell Razzaque & Tom Stockmann, UK: http://developingopendialogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/An-Introduction-to-Peer-supported-open-dialogue-in-mental-healthcare.-Razzaque-Stockmann.pdf Documentary film on Open Dialogue by D. Mackler (free on youtube) :  ...