and mental health services, the right to defence, ensuring the celerity of procedures and the foundation of medical admission decisions. The inefficiency of social inclusion programmes is seen in the increased ratio of institutionalisation, the low quality of life and living conditions, the beneficiaries are still supported by the state, passive consumers of medical services, the low employment rate of persons with disabilities, as well as the low involvement of beneficiaries in the supply of services. The major goal of all those involved in the field of the mental health and protection of persons with psychological disorders should be to contribute to changing the society’s view on the concept of mental illness, as well as stimulate reintegration in the society and family by all means, and to help persons with mental health issues. Based on art. 34 of Law no. 35/1997 on the organization and operation of the People’s Advocate Institution, republished, psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric and safety hospitals and neuropsychiatric recovery and rehabilitation centres are places where persons are deprived from freedom, as per art. 4 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Therefore, based on art. 19 of the Optional Protocol and the provisions of art. 34 par. (3) e) and j) of Law no. 35/1997 on the organization and operation of the People’s Advocate institution, republished, the field regarding prevention of torture in detention places (NPM) monitors psychiatric units and residential centres for disabled individuals. During 2018, the representatives of the National Torture Prevention Mechanism for detention places undertook 7 visits to psychiatric hospitals (the Gataia Psychiatry Hospital, Timis county, the “ Sf. Maria” Psychiatry Hospital of Vedea, Arges county, the Psychiatry Hospital of Nucet, Bihor county, the Psychiatry Hospital of Murgeni, Vaslui county, the Psychiatry Hospital of Drăgoiești, Vâlcea county, the Chronic Psychiatry Hospital of Dumbrăveni, Vrancea county, the “Constantin Gorgos” Titan Psychiatry Hospital of Bucharest), 14 visits to psychiatric recovery and rehabilitation centres and centres for the care and 93