NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED
OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE
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– „Lithuanian Sign Language A1.1 Distance
Learning Course" (Lithuanian Sign Language
Translation Centre) - 20 officers completed the
training.89
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, training for
prosecutors on various topics is ongoing. However, the
qualitative research has revealed that many prosecutors
do not have adequate skills or knowledge on how to
communicate with persons with intellectual and/or
psychosocial disabilities nor on the procedural safeguards
recommended by the EC.
According to the Lithuanian National Courts
Administration, in 2021, 33 judges and 6 assistant judges
took part in the training organised by the Administration
within the framework of the general skills training
programme "Mental Health Literacy". During the
training, participants were provided with information
on topics such as "The concept of mental health
and mental health disorder", "Mental health stigma,
historical context, societal and legal implications",
"Mood disorders and depression: signs, help options
in Lithuania, communication peculiarities", "Psychosis
and schizophrenia: Signs, help options in Lithuania,
communication features”, “Anxiety disorders: signs,
help options in Lithuania, communication features” and
“Psychological crises and suicide: signs, help options in
Lithuania, communication features”.
Reply from The Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of
the Republic of Lithuania No. 5-S-21981, 8 November, 2022.
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