Although the geographical focus of the Moray Wellbeing Hub is centred on Moray it can be sobering to learn about conditions for those with experience of mental health issues in other countries who face enormous difficulties in their lives. A recent story in The Guardian highlights one such case in Croatia. There, despite the government having signed up to the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 10 years ago, many people are still held in ‘traditional’ assylums.
The article tells the story of one centre, now run by a former social worker, Ladislav Lamza, where his aim to get people back into the community in their own accommodation with appropriate carer support.
You can read the whole article here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/nov/19/croatia-mental-health-pioneering-centre
It was in May 2015 that Lamza ripped down the sign outside – replacing “Home for the Insane” with “Centre for People Like Us” and began moving people out.
