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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: web site http://www.hamlet-trust.org.uk/albania.html#alternativa,
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@albnet.net
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