Deinstitutionalisation

Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli gave a speech at the "Towards Inclusion" conference in Brussels on "What is the vision of the future of deinstitutionalisation and role of EU?" Read it here in many different languages.

It is well known that "care" institutions of this kind are not suitable for living and represent a danger to the safety of their residents. The causes of the fire now must be investigated properly, and the survivors must get a chance to live in the community.

A fire has killed 8 people in an institution in Czechia. 30 people were injured. All the people had intellectual disabilities.

At the "Towards Inclusion" conference, the Commissioner for Equality found strong words against institutionalisation. EPSA member Elisabeta Moldovan talked about her experiences growing up in institutions.

Helena Dalli is a Commissioner at the European Commission. She was one of the speakers at a conference about deinstitutionalisation.

The EEG has written a text about deinstitutionalisation in Europe. The text was presented at a conference on inclusion this week.

Getting people out of institutions is a human rights obligation. The EU has done a lot in the 10 past years to achieve this, but there is still a long way to go.

On Thursday 16 January 2020, the EEG group is organising a conference at the European Commission. called “Towards inclusion”.

The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) will hold the "Towards Inclusion conference" on 16 January in Brussels, Belgium.

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