Social center for mentally ill people in Slovakia

Background: Our clients are adults with a serious mental disorder, mostly schizophrenics. They come to our rehabilitation center at different ages and in different periods of their illness. Some of them have a problem at all to focus on daily activities programs; the others are capable of much more. They are dreaming about work, but, in fact, they cannot perform it because of their illness. Many of our clients have a variety of knowledge and are skilled in some area.

Status till 15^th  of July, 2015, a actualized project which will reflect  our needs in the year 2015.

A new issue in the project:

1)      The Exhibition of paintings and literary works of our clients  on 9^th of September, 2015 at Starý

lyceum ,  Konventná 15, Bratislava, Slovakia, the exhibition will be opened for one month for wide public

Many of our clients have a wide variety of knowledge and are skilled in some areas. With targeted support of the professionals they can develop their skills and share them with others clients. We provide these clients with the opportunity for public exhibition of their art and literary works, which will strengthen their confidence and competence to greater autonomy.

2) During the exhibition, we would like to reach a wider public; also we would like to realize a debate about mental health.

3) Whereas, at the same time in the autumn of this year, we do celebrate the 20th anniversary of our activities

To continue in previously project´ issues:

1)    Material and personnel

Strengthening the team we want to enrich the daily program for all clients and provide less skilled
clients the opportunity to practice basic labor skills.
Appreciation of the real positive self-esteem clients experience success through his own work, doing
from passive recipient and consumer rehabilitation program more active participant in the development of own abilities, motivation, and also supports other clients.

Project objectives (what you want to achieve activities where you get)
no. 1: - to organize a public exhibition of paintings and literary works

1. 2 - to provide clients with the opportunity to experience the success of  their creation, and thus strengthen their own self-esteem and competence for greater autonomy
   no. 3 - during the exhibition to realize a public debate on mental health
2. 4 - show the relatives, their loved ones are able to develop their skills (guestbook)
   no. 5: - to fund the rehabilitation center and supported housing  - operating costs
   no. 6 – to ensure of  the  material for our clients to have various techniques that would enrich their daily agenda in Dss-MOST
3. 8 - strengthen the staff who will help with the preparation of the exhibition

THANK YOU all donors! With your gift, you give your hand to people with mental health illness to bring them out from their ´s solitude.