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Groups of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry (and other
addresses) in Albania
- "Alternativa" Resource Centre for Mental Health: "Alternativa
Association is an NGO working in community mental health care
in Tirana. It offers services for people with chronic mental illness
and their families on a daily basis, tailored to individual and
group needs. It was set up in 1995 with the assistance of Hamlet
Trust, and in 1996 it was registered as a local NGO. The organisation's
activities include: A members self-help group; training for members
in social skills (cooking, hygiene care); training for carers;
employment in practical work (candle workshop and bike repairing
which will start soon); training in computers and English; recreational
activities (painting, knitting); entertainment; social and cultural
events; advocacy support and visits to the families; production
and distribution of information on mental health; and a parents'
self-help group." · Publications: video documentary
film · Contact: Alternativa, Rruga Gjon Muzaka, Nr 40, P.O.
Box 2930, TIRANA, Tel. +355 42 329 85, Fax +355 42 329 85, eMail
adri[at]albnet.net
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