ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 2月20日 07時10分

Photo by @hammond_robin for @onedayinmyworld
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Branka has schizophrenia. She spent 12 years in a psychiatric institution after her legal capacity was taken from her. In 2014 she was allowed to leave and move into an apartment in Osijek, Croatia. She moved in with her partner, who she met in the institution, Drazenko. He spent 13 years in an institution. Drazenko says “The best thing about living in the apartment is that I have the freedom to come and go as I like, I don’t have to report to anyone.” Branka adds “It was not a good place for recovery because you feel like you were in chains. It’s better to be hungry and free than full and chained.” Since leaving the institution neither of them have had an episode that required intervention from a psychiatrist. In this picture they prepare their daily medication.
In four years, 172 out of 200 people have moved from ‘Home for the Insane’ in Osijek, Croatia, into apartments. Staff have trained to serve as assistants in the community. For many beneficiaries it is the first time they’ve experienced true freedom. This facility in Osijek is the only one out of 26 in the country to implement the UN convention to deinstitutionalize.
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