Tbilisi. On May 31, 2016, the Public Defender presented a special report about the human rights situation in the country’s mental hospitals to representatives of governmental agencies, international organizations and non-governmental organizations. The report reflects results of the monitoring carried out by the National Preventive Mechanism in 12 stationary psychiatric facilities.

''The report highlights the problem of insufficient funding that ultimately leads to the lack of qualified personnel, inappropriate therapeutic environment; low-quality treatment, care and psycho-social rehabilitation; long hospitalization and unavailability of community-based services,'' is noted in the statement.

Source: www.ombudsman.ge