Out of all diseases mental health issues are one of the scariest, just after cancer, cardiovascular diseases and AIDS. WHO informs that there is a big demand for an access to professional psychiatric care, depression will became the most common
health issue within next 20 years otherwise. Every fourth Pole experienced mental health issue in his/hers life. The truth is that everyone will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. The problems last for short period of time
and are usually caused by some traumatic experience. The number of people searching for psychological and therapeutic care increases, it is caused by COVID-19 situation. It is hard especially for people prone to mental health issues. Currently
people work on-line, date on-line, the see doctors and specialists on-line. We can’t live on-line for ever. Creating friendly and effective health care and health support system is crucial.
People with mental health issues need:
- space to live
- space to work
- space for socializing
- space for expressing themselves and for developing their interests
They need exactly the same things as we do. Complex support system in each life area is necessary to provide them all that:
- Support system for youth and children
- Accommodation support (protected housing)
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Employment (labor activation institutes, occupational activation workshops)
- Support in crisis (mental health centres, psychiatric hospitals, care and treatment facilities)
- Community support (community self-help centres,
day-care cenres)
- Support for elderly and dependent people (residential care houses)
This is what we do as Unique People for Unique People:
- We created two websites about mental health problems: www.wyjatkowydom.pl and www.wsparciespychiczne.pl
- We have information and consultation
spots in running competitions in Łódź
- We prepare information for youth in psychical crisis in CoV-2
- We will organize “open days” in support centres for people with mental health issues when the pandemic is over (community
care centres, labor activity institutes, self-care centres, protected housing)
- We will organize Art exhibition with creations made by disable people and other exceptional artists in Local Art Gallery
- We’ll organize
debate of doctors, city government and non-governmental organizations from Łódź about how to develop support for people with mental health issues
- We lead support group for families of people with mental health issues
- We
organized free dwo-day training for leaders of community care centres and occupational therapy workshops about modern therapy for people with mental health issues
1. Slow jogging as a form of exercises for non-active people, elderly
people and obese people
2. Thinking with questions as a method of management and therapy
3. Employing people with mental health issues in social firm
Producers: Friends of Disabled Society, Labor Activation Institute – Good start, Social Support Association “Me-You-Us”, Association “For Family” in Łódź, Social Cooperative Trifoglio, Celeste Foundation, Kłos limited company
