Semi-protected apartments for Mental Health Centre in Gjilan
Poffet François
Factsheet, English, 2 pages
Summary
Main goals were: supporting the Community based Mental Health Centre (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 favour social integration. 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, advisers, social workers and volunteers under the guidance of psychiatrists. A specialised team sets up, manages and supervises two Protected Apartments, each with 10 beds for longterm patients. Protected Apartments will serve social and rehabilitative aims. The objectives in each Protected Apartments will be based on learning the basics: self-care, care of the house, independence in daily life, social contacts etc. Nurses or case managers will work in the Protected Apartments under the supervision of the mental health team.
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Health related buildings