Mental Health Center in Gjilan
Poffet François
Factsheet, English, 2 pages
Summary
Main goal was to support the Community based Mental Health Center (CMHC) in providing services for the people in the Gjilan area. These services are: Improving the mental health services in quality and efficiency, enhance mental health and quality of life for the population in the Gjilan District and favor social integration of mental ill individuals. The working group “Mental Health Task Force” for Kosovo was initiated by WHO with the task of developing a draft for setting up modern and contemporary psychiatric care. The programme’s objective is to establish a community based health system supported by family doctors, nursing staff, advisors, social workers and volunteers under the guidance of psychiatrists. Specialized teams set up and manage a Mental Health Center and supervise 2 “Protected Apartments”. The centre focus on social, rehabilitative and treatment aims. The objective in the centre are based on “learning the basics”, self-care, independency in daily life, social contacts etc. A psychiatrist and 5 nurses are working in the centre. During the day, beside external patients, they also receive the patients from the connected “Semi-Protected Apartments”.
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Health related buildings