aim of acting upon recommendations. The activities are aimed at the improvement of material
conditions, better application and recording of the data on the application of the measure of
physical restraint, more systematic and proper keeping of medical documentation, execution
of the education plan of the medium medical staff139, execution of special forms for informed
consent of the patient to subsequently introduced medical measure and expansion of the plan
of psychosocial rehabilitation in compliance with individual needs of patients and adjusted to
their possibilities.
In the reporting period the NPM dedicated special attention to the conditions of hospital
psychiatric treatment of children and the young, as one of especially vulnerable groups. On
the basis of the paid visits to the clinics for children and adolescent psychiatry140 and data from
the visit to the Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, which was
performed within the celebration of the International Human Rights Day , it may be confirmed
that in the Republic of Serbia there is no institution for hospital treatment of children aged
below 14 years of age who are addicted to psychoactive substances, so for taking care of urgent
conditions of minors there are only two institutions located in Belgrade, which does not
provide all the patients with the opportunity to be treated near their families, that employees
work in the circumstances in which it is more difficult to adjust psychosocial activities to the
needs and possibilities of every patient, especially taking into account different ages, needs
and possibilities of children and adolescents.
As in previous reporting periods, in this reporting period, too, the continued small number of
services for the protection of mental health in the community was noticed (in total only five
centers for the protection of mental health at the community were opened), which should
enable the comprehensive treatment as close to the family of the person with mental
disabilities as possible. Furthermore, there is still insufficient number of employees present,
especially medical technical/nurses, and the absence of their continual specialistic education,
which may be suitable for the occurrence of conduct which may have the character of abuse.
During the reporting period the NPM continued with monitoring of the position of migrants
in Serbia. According to the data received by the NPM from the Commissariat for Refugees
and Migration on 31st December, 2019 there were 5,199 migrants accommodated at centers.
There is still a small number of migrants who are actual asylum-seekers. By the end of the
year the Reception Center in Preševo was reactivated, so according to the data of the
Commissariat for Refugees and Migration, there are in total 17 reception centers and centers
for asylum in use.
Within the performance of the supervision of the forced return of foreign citizens, the NPM
established the cooperation with the Ministry of Interior – Border Police Directorate and
especially the Reception Center for Foreigners in Padinska Skela. The support to this
cooperation was provided also by the United Nations High Commissariat for Refugees
(UNHCR), which provided translations for the NPM. During the performed supervisions it
was noticed that police officers who perform removals respect the integrity and dignity of
foreigners and show the high level of professionalism in performing this activity. However,
certain shortcomings during the preparation of foreigners for removal were notices and they
are reflected in the untimely notification of foreigners on the forthcoming removal, absence of
psychological support and inability of foreigners to inform third parties on the forthcoming
removal. With regards to this, the NPM issued corresponding recommendations and
established the dialogue with the Ministry.
Psychiatric clinic of the Clinical Center of Kragujevac.
At the Center for mental health protection of the Clinical Center of Niš and at the Psychiatric clinic of the Clinical
Center of Vojvodina.
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