Topping -out ceremony in Eberswalde: 20 new places for forensic psychiatry!

Topping -out ceremony in Eberswalde: 20 new places for forensic psychiatry!

Eberswalde, Deutschland - in Brandenburg something is happening in the area of the power enforcement. At a topping -out ceremony in Eberswalde, State Secretary for Health Patrick Wahl spoke about the construction of an open station, which will in future offer around 20 additional places for mentally ill offenders. This construction project, which is funded by the state of Brandenburg with around 10.2 million euros, is intended to increase capacity in the Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry and create new therapy options. CityReport reports that the completion of the open station, which is housed in the renovated house 29 of the GLG Martin Gropius hospital, is planned for spring 2026.

With the open station, an innovative type of care is introduced, since the patients live there in single rooms and have more freedom under controlled conditions. The aim is to prepare them better for life after dismissal and to promote their integration into society. However, it currently looks like the measure enforcement clinics in Brandenburg are strongly overcrowded. There are currently 269 regular places, but already 310 people accommodated, which means an overcrowding of around 14 percent. RBB24 adds that the clinic in Eberswalde is 19.6 percent and which in Brandenburg/Havel are overlocked with 14 percent.

bottleneck in psychiatric care

The structural measures are urgently needed, because in recent years the number of psychologically ill people who have become delinquent has increased. According to current information, there were 68 new admissions and 66 layoffs in the enforcement facilities last year. It is a topic that is not only locally but also nationwide: psychiatric hospitals of the intelligence enforcement in Germany fight with overcrowding, lack of personnel and financial bottlenecks. [Ärzteblatt] (https://www.aerzteblatt.de/arpsychiatrische-krankenhaeuser-desmassleichtrags- and-Unterverzt-bac6807b-9204-b383-c517c359b3d1) reports that 68 of the clinics will not only The treatment situation tightens, but also the security for everyone involved.

The state of Brandenburg is planning not only the expansion of existing facilities in Eberswalde, but also in Brandenburg an der Havel, a new building with 40 places for around 19 million euros will be realized. These measures are part of an extensive plan to adapt the capacities in the intellectual enforcement to the places actually required. The discussion about improving the framework has been conducted for a long time, because the need to increase the spatial and personnel resources is becoming increasingly pressing.

A look into the future

The coming years will be crucial in order to not only increase the number of treatment places, but also to guarantee the high -quality care of the mentally ill offenders. Brandenburg is making a good example, but it remains to be hoped that other federal states will also take this path of improvement.