52 Name of the visited institution Psychiatric Ward of the Merényi Gusztáv Hospital Juvenile Penitentiary Institution Therapeutic House of Debrecen Number of independent press coverages 282 130 124 Central Penitentiary Hospital, Tököl 72 Debrecen Guarded Refugee Reception Center (GRRC) 15 Reménysugár (“Ray of Hope”) Children’s Home of Debrecen Home for Children with Special Needs, Károlyi István Children’s Center (KICC) KICC Home for Children with Special Needs 9 KICC Home for Unaccompanied Minors 6 Somogy County Penitentiary Institution 4 Disability Unit of the Platán Residential Home 2 Zita Special Children’s Home 2 Altogether 7 7 660 appearances Press releases on the NPM’s visits Among the reports on the first three visits to sites in Debrecen, it was the one on the Therapeutic House that received the most attention. In parallel with or thanks to this, there was a nation-wide change in closed institutions of social type; the General Directorate of Social Affairs and Child Protection in its circular letter, relying on the report’s conclusion, called the attention of the heads of all institutions under its supervision to the existing shortcomings and problems. As a result of the report on the Therapeutic House, there was a personal change in the institution, although the NPM’s objective is always to prevent ill-treatment, not to force personal changes in the institutions concerned. Much attention was paid to the report on the penal institution for juvenile offenders in Tököl as well. It may be explained by the fact that the report uncovered phenomena that had been present in the penitentiary system for a long time and which can be regarded as of general nature. I have to point out two of them: the violence among detainees and the conditions of their placement. The report on the Merényi Hospital received the widest media coverage. The media’s interest was kindled by the conditions of placement. Several organs of the press published pictures taken by the NPM, some of those pictures got shared on various social media sites as well. Thanks to the report, wide segments of society learned about the general conditions and labor shortage prevailing in psychiatric institutions. From this aspect, it can be safely said that my report on the Merényi Hospital has given an impetus to the social discussion on the state of healthcare. Major domestic and/or international events (e.g., the crisis situation in Syria or mass migration) had great influence on the media’s interest, or the absence thereof, towards the reports published by the NPM. In addition to appearance in the media and on the homepage, the NPM’s duties include the conduct of deliberate dissemination activities. Training future experts is an efficient way to disseminate knowledge. Six staff members of the Department deliver lectures on a regular or occasional basis in various domestic higher education institutions. Law students of several