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Groups of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry (and other
addresses) in Estonia
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* Eesti
Patsientide Esindusühing – Estonian Patients'
Advocacy Association www.epey.ee : Estonian Patients' Advocacy
Association (founded in 1994) is an NGO whose primary goal is
to advocate for the rights of health care service users in Estonia.
EPE provides advocacy services in 4 regions in Estonia (Tallinn,
Tartu, Pärnu and Viljandi), carries out broad education
work about patients' rights and advocates for systemic changes
in the Estonian health and social care system · Publications:
Web site www.epey.ee · Contact: Eesti Patsientide Esindusühing,
Endla 59, TALLINN 10615, Tel. +372 6 566429, Fax +372 6 566428,
eMail epe[at]epey.ee
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Eesti Psühhiaatriliste Patsientide, Esindusühing,
Paldiski mnt. 52, TALLINN EE0006
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Eesti Vaimse Tervise Ühingute Liit (Estonian Mental Health
Association), Lootsi 11, TALLINN 10151, Tel. +372 6 324247,
+372 6 318737, eMail vtyl[at]hot.ee,
Contact-person: Urve Randmaa
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* Hingerahu (Serenity), Mai 34-71,
PARMU EE3600, Tel. + 372 5 140640, eMail Kati.vabi[at]mail.ee
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Iseseisev
Elu – Independent Life: Founded in February 1997, Non-Governmental
Organisation Independent Life (IL) is dedicated to helping those
with mental illnesses and disabilities gain appropriate training,
employment and housing in Estonia to achieve greater independence
and self-worth as citizens. Services: Handicrafts workshop;
Social Support; Assessment; Pre-work Counselling; Training;
Employment; Housing; Day Care; Advocacy; Research · Publications:
Web site www.iseseisev-elu.ee · Contact: Iseseisev Elu,
Uus 3 – 78, 50603 TARTU, Tel. / Fax +372 7 403403, eMail
iseseisevelu[at]hot.ee
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Meelerahu
(Peaceful Mind): Meelerahu is a self-help group which was founded
in 1991 within a psychiatric hospital, and was registered as
an independent NGO in 1999. It has around 10 members and its
activities include the provision of meetings for members, support
of users of psychiatric services, information (through Association
of Mental Health Organisations of Estonia) and participation
in training organised by various organisations, including Hamlet
Trust · Publications: Web site www.hamlet-trust.org.uk/estonia.html#meelerahu
· Contact: c/o Urve Randmaa, Tel. +372 6 318737
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Davy: Founded in October 1998 in Tartu, NGO Davy is a voluntary
union of mental health service users and ex-users. The purpose
of NGO Davy is to support self-created activities of people suffering
from mental disorders. NGO Davy encourages people to improve their
functioning by providing courses and maintaining self-help groups,
setting up various projects, organising events for better use
of leisure time, and cooperating with similar organisations. We
currently conduct lectures for mental health professionals and
participate in creating mental health policy of Estonia. We are
keen to help other users and ex-users of Estonia to create self-help
groups. We would like to involve more people in the activities
of NGO Davy, and to help them to integrate into society ·
Publications: Web site www.hamlet-trust.org.uk/estonia.html#NGO_Davy
· Contact: NGO Davy, Anne Str. 55-127, Tartu 50703, Estonia,
Tel. (Anne Sulb) +372 58097140, +372 51963718, eMail anne96[at]hot.ee
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