the establishment of social care facilities for people with alcohol issues, the number of such facilities is still insufficient throughout Poland139. Cooperation of nursing home with psychologist The applicable provisions do not oblige directors of social care homes to employ a psychologist; they are only obliged to ensure inmates’ contact with a psychologist. According to the NMPT, ensuring continuous and undisturbed contact of social care home inmates with a psychologist is a pillar of appropriate care at nursing homes.140. Insufficient audit of social care homes by family court judges The applicable legislation obliges court to audit legality of admission to and stay at a social care home of people suffering from mental disorders or those intellectually disabled141. However, these people may also be admitted to other type of social care facilities which are not subject to such audits although they may house people suffering from mental disorders or intellectual disability142. Detention of minors In 2019, the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture conducted visits to the following 11 facilities for minors: • National Centre for Forensic Psychiatry of Minors in Garwolin143, • 11 youth care centres (MOW)144 (including one repeated visit145), • 2 juvenile detention centres146, • 1 police emergency centres for youth147. national centre for forensic psychiatry of minors in garwolin This facility is the only one psychiatric hospital of this type in Poland which is dedicated to the detention of youth while providing the most secured level of custody. 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 60 ibid Ibid Art. 43.1 of Mental Health Protection Act. See CHR Report on the operation of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in 2018. KMP.574.5.2019. Centre for Socially Unadjusted Youth (MOW) Antoniewo KMP.573.5.2019, MOW Augustów KMP.573.18.2019, MOW Jóźwików KMP.573.4.2019, MOW Kraków (dedicated to saint Sister Faustine) BPK.573.1.2019, MOW Mrowiny KMP.573.20.2019, MOW Renice KMP.573.3.2019, MOW Rusinów Konecki KMP.573.2.2019, MOW Strzelno KMP.573.6.2019, MOW Warsaw (5, Strażacka st.) KMP.573.19.2019, MOW Wrocław (dedicated to Mother Teresa Potocka) KMP.573.7.2019. MOW Kwidzyn BPG.573.1.2019. – See chapter on Repeated audits. Juvenile Detention Centre (ZP) Studzieniec KMP.573.11.2019, ZP Witkowo KMP.573.15.2019. PID Warsaw KMP.570.34.2019. PART IV – Situation in places of detention