18 Amendments of Iles BRAGHETTO related to 2008/2209(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender is a significant asp-specific aspects should be taken into account when considering the subject of mental health;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas devising policies to reduce the incidence of depression and suicide goes hand in hand with the protection of human dignity;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas a large number of people who are imprisoned or in detention have personality disorders, suffer from mental health problems such as psychotic illness or severe depression or experience depressed moods; whereas, moreover, the rate of suicide and attempted suicide among people who are in prison or in detention is higher than among the general population,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly supports the invitation to cooperation and action between the EU institutions, the Member States, the regional and local authorities and the social partners on five priority areas for the promotion of the mental health and well- being of the population, combating stigma and social exclusion, strengthening preventive action and self-help and providing support and adequate treatment to people with mental health problems and to their families and carers; stresses that any such cooperation must fully comply with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to adopt UN resolution 46/119 on' the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care' drawn up by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1991;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to implement cross-sectoral programmes for the prevention of suicide, promoting a healthy lifestyle, reducing the risk factors and providing support for people who have made suicide attempts and for the family environment of those who have committed suicide; considers that it is particularly necessary to guarantee the provision of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment for people who have attempted to commit suicide and short-term psychotherapeutic treatment for the families of people who have committed suicide;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to set up regional information networks between healthcare professionals, prison staff, service users, their families, their educational establishments and places of work, together with local organisations and the public in order to reduce depression and suicidal behaviour;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to set up specific training courses for general practitioners and for the staff of psychiatric services, including doctors, psychologists and nurses, on the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders and suicide risk awareness and management;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to encourage research into the working conditions which may increase the incidence of mental illness, particularly among women;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages employers, as part of their health and safety at work strategies, to adopt programmes to promote the emotional and mental wellbeingmental health of their workers and calls on the Commission to disseminate positive models by publishing such programmes on the Internet;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to develop workplace reintegration programmes for workers who have suffered from or are suffering from mental disorders and to ensure that people who are entitled to sickness or disability benefits because of mental health problems are not deprived of their right of access to employment and that they will not lose the benefits related to their disability/sickness as soon as they find a new job;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Mental health in prisons 22a. Calls on the Member States to adopt an epidemiological monitoring system based on observation of new arrivals and periodic assessment of at-risk conditions;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures for the early detection of mental health problems, with particular reference to minors;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the workers involved, including prison staff, are provided with training and refresher courses which take account of the specific features of the sector in which they work;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee that people who are ill have access to all the possible treatment and rehabilitation provided by the local health service, through the provision of treatment tailored to their needs either inside the penal institution or outside it, in the case of patients who are receiving rehabilitation outside prison or in connection with non-custodial sentences; the mental health service responsible for any treatment provided inside a given penal institution should liaise, where appropriate, with the service in the area where the mentally ill person resides to ensure continuity of treatment after his or her release;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that every young offenders institution, remand centre and residential care home ensures that persons with mental health problems receive appropriate psychiatric, psychological and psychotherapeutic treatment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the organisation of public information and awareness campaigns through the media, the Internet, schools and places of work, in order to promote emotional health,and increase knowledge about the most common symptoms of depression and suicidal tendencies, destigmatise mental disorders and promote early seeking of assistance and the active integration of people experiencing mental health problems;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls on the Member States to encourage and implement cooperation between the services responsible for health measures and measures relating to the rehabilitation of offenders, the aim being to ensure that the prison authorities' objectives in the field of rehabilitation are consistent with the objectives of protecting and fostering mental health by introducing more appropriate measures to protect both individuals' health and the safety of the public; considers that such measures should be implemented, from the moment an offender enters a penal institution, through the 'new arrivals' service and continued throughout his or her period of detention; considers that, to that end, protocols and rules should be drawn up for cooperation between the staff of the mental health services and the staff of the department responsible for the administration of the prison service and the youth justice system; considers that, in particular, practices of this kind should be strongly encouraged in young offenders institutions, remand centres and residential care homes;