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Grupa wsparcia trop – pięć lat doświadczeń
Support Group for Persons with Mental Crisis Experience TROP – five years of experience

Author(s): Paweł Bronowski, Jacek Bednarzak
Subject(s): Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Health and medicine and law, Welfare services
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: self-help; persons with mental health experience; support groups;

Summary/Abstract: Support Group for Persons with Mental Crisis Experience TROP consist of people with mental disease experience. The group is based in Warsaw. It started in 2013. Regular meetings are held in the Academy of Special Education. Among TROP’s actions are lessons for high school students, school pupils and clerks focused on breaking stereotypes about persons with mental illness. TROP offers support in difficult situations and give telephone counselling for persons with mental crisis experience. The group provides mutual support by systematic meetings, researches the condition of psychiatric services and presents in various affairs (conferences, workshops).

  • Issue Year: 23/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-44
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish