"Overcoming physical restraint and fighting against this practice which, although not a medical act, is widely
applied in about 300 of the 320 psychiatric wards of the hospitals of the National Health Service
. Only in 20 of these realities, respecting the dignity of the hospitalized people the principles of 'no restraint' are applied, that is to say to zero the means of restraint and to keep the doors of the structure open ".
It is the appeal that, in a note, launches
the movement 'The words rediscovered'
on the occasion of the national meeting of November 10, 11 and 12 in Rome, in the Sala Umberto theater, in which the participation of the president of the CEI is announced, Cardinal
Matteo
Zuppi
.
"Enough with the barbaric practice of binding people - underline from the association in the note -. In the last twenty years, the movement" The words rediscovered "has tried, in mental health,
to carry on the revolution that Basaglia had started over 40 years He
did
it in a gentle way through the commitment and passion of thousands of people to give a voice to those who have lost or never had it. Central to his work is the importance of protagonism and collaboration of users and family members, in the comparison of ideas and knowledge with operators. It enhances the experiential knowledge of those who go through mental suffering and promotes new treatment paths marked by working together ".
The words found: 'In Rome the situation is heavy
The works will see the testimony of the people who, after coming out of mental illness, tell their recovery path that they have managed to achieve even in these difficult years, with the support of the good practices that have developed in the health centers.
Space will also be given to the comparison on Support between Peers, which proposes Users and family members who have gone through mental distress as experts in supporting those who live in a situation of psychological distress
.
At the center of the meeting was also the figure of the Expert in peer support in mental health (Esp), widespread in the Anglo-Saxon world "who can be the main tool to provide comparison and support to those who are still experiencing a situation of psychological distress".
The Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci
, the Minister for Disabilities
Alessandra Locatelli
, the former Minister of Health
Roberto Speranza
, the President of the Lazio Region
Nicola Zingaretti
, the Councilor for Health
were invited to the Rome appointment.
of the Lazio Region
Alessio D'Amato
and the mayor of Rome
Roberto Gualtieri
.