Senior penitentiary management set to roll out new Mental Health Standards in prisons - Cooperation in police and deprivation of liberty

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Nino LAPACHI

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@ Council of Europe

From 17 to 19 May 2024, 15 senior managers from the Special Penitentiary Service completed a two-year plan to implement new mental healthcare standards in prisons for 2025-2026. The dedicated workshop, organised with the support of the Council of Europe, included discussions, presentations, and practical exercises on key aspects of mental healthcare. Topics covered included the scope and objectives of the new standards, the importance of patient confidentiality and safety, and the challenges of identifying and managing mental health issues.

The successful completion of this workshop marks a significant milestone in enhancing the mental healthcare provision within the penitentiary system. The Special Penitentiary Service is committed to effectively implementing these standards, providing high-quality mental healthcare to inmates.

This activity was organised within the Council of Europe Project “Support to Penitentiary System Reforms in Georgia”, aimed at improving offender treatment and rehabilitation, supporting healthcare reforms, enhancing human rights-compliant prison management, and ensuring sustainable staff training and well-being.

The project is implemented under the auspices of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia (2024-2027).

Georgia 17-19 May 2024

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Through bilateral co-operation activities and projects, the Division for Cooperation in Police and Deprivation of Liberty plays a major role in assisting the beneficiary countries to integrate the Council of Europe standards in their penitentiary, probation and law enforcement institutions. The work related to prisons, probation and the police is an integral part of the overall work of the Council of Europe related to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the three pillars of the raison d’être of the Organisation, in accordance with its Statute. The main objective is to help the Member States improve their legislation and practice related to the work of the police as well the execution of penal sanctions and measures.

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