Semi-protected apartments in Prizren
Poffet François
Factsheet, English, 5 pages
Summary
Main goals were: supporting the Community based Mental Health Centre (CMHC) in providing services for the people in the region of Prizren. These services are: improving the mental health services in quality and efficiency; enhance mental health and quality of life for the population in the Prizren district and favor 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, advisors, social workers and volunteers, under the guidance of psychiatrists. A specialized team sets up, manages and supervises two “Protected Apartments”, each with 10 beds for long-term patients. The Protected Apartments will serve social and rehabilitative aims. The objective in each Protected Apartment will be based on learning the basic self-care, care of the house, independence in daily life, social contacts etc. Nurses or
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Construction | Shelter | Permanent