GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Mental Health Care and Drug Addiction Treatment Services in Prisons

Priority area
 

Health

Beneficiary

Ministry of Justice

Co-Beneficiary
 

Duration

24 months (28/06/2013-28/06/2015)

EU contribution (Euro)

1,500,000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

This Project improves penitentiary system in Türkiye in line with international and European prison standards.

The aim is to improve mental healthcare and drug addiction treatment services in prisons including development of sufficient approach models regarding early diagnosis, assessment and treatment of prisoners, in line with the Council of Europe minimum prison standards rules Rec (2006)2.
 

Location

Ankara

Achievements / expected outputs

• Establishment of a new approach system for diagnosis and evaluation
• Procedures for recognition of prisoners with problems.
• Establishment of a standard intervention system.
• Establishment of a new model health promotion of staff.