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Albania 20 July 2026
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Initial Screening for prisoners with mental health disorders successfully piloted in Albanian prisons and remand facilities

With support from the European Union and the Council of Europe, the Albanian Prison Service has rolled out an Initial Screening for prisoners with mental health disorders as a health care priority from day one of their admission.

The new approach, launched in March 2026, with a capacity-building activity held in Tirana for general prison’s doctors and psychologists from four prisons and two remand facilities, uses eight simple questions, to flag potential mental health concerns as soon as inmates arrive.

On 13 June 2026, a Council of Europe expert and representatives of the Directorate General of Prisons conducted an evaluation, which was focused on two dimensions: capturing the experience of the general practitioner in conducting the screening for all new commers and the feedback provided by the prisoners on this new practice. The results of the evaluation confirmed that a developed methodology helps with early identification and a more systematic referral. Since in both remand facilities there is no resident psychiatrist, while a meaningful number of prisoners screened positive, the visit of the psychiatrist from the prison was requested to follow up with a more in-depth assessment.  

The evaluation results confirmed that the methodology was easily applicable and could be rolled out by the Albanian prison service. Based on the feedback from inmates who had undergone the screening, an amendment to the questionnaire was proposed. While the targeted aim was to screen at least 15 new arrivals monthly, doctors managed between 55 and 67 screenings per month. This result shows the commitment of several prison facilities, the feasibility of the methodology and confirms that early detection translates into better referrals and treatment service for prisoners with mental health disorders.

The activity was conducted in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye, and its action on Enhancing the protection of Human Rights of prisoners in Albania. 

 

 

Projekti u okviru teme I: Sprovođenje pravde
  • Jačanje kvaliteta i efikasnosti pravde u Albaniji (SEJ III) 
  • Podrška izvršenju sudskih odluka i olakšavanje izvršenja presuda Evropskog suda za ljudska

        prava u Albaniji    

  • Jačanje zaštite ljudskih prava zatvorenika u Albaniji 
  • Jačanje principa tretmana lica lišenih slobode zasnovanog na ljudskim pravima, evropskim standardima i najboljoj

        praksi u Bosni i Hercegovini 

  • Jačanje kvaliteta i efikasnosti pravde na Kosovu - KOSEJ II  
  • Odgovornost i profesionalizam u pravosudnom sistemu Crne Gore – faza II (2019-2022) 
  • Unapređenje procesnih prava u pravosudnom sistemu u Crnoj Gori 
  • Dalje unaprijeđenje zaštite ljudskih prava pritvorenih i zatvorenih lica u Crnoj Gori 
  • Jačanje nezavisnosti i odgovornosti pravosuđa u Srbiji 
  • Jačanje efikasnih pravnih ljekova za kršenje ljudskih prava u Srbiji 
  • Jačanje zaštite ljudskih prava pritvorenih i zatvorenih lica u Srbiji  
  • Podrška poboljšanom pristupu kvalitetnijim uslugama besplatne pravne pomoći u 

        Sjevernoj Makedoniji 

  • Unaprijeđenje kapaciteta kazneno-popravnog sistema i mehanizma spoljnog nadzora u

        Sjevernoj Makedoniji 

  • Podrška implementaciji i izvještavanju o Akcionom planu o ljudskim pravima u Turskoj 
  • Jačanje kapaciteta kazneno-popravnog sistema u rješavanju radikalizacije u zatvorima na

        zapadnom Balkanu 

  • Ka boljoj evaluaciji rezultata napora za reformu pravosuđa na Zapadnom Balkanu -

        „Kontrolna tabla Zapadni Balkan“ 

  • HELP na Zapadnom Balkanu 
  • Saradnja Parlamentarne skupštine Savjeta Evrope sa parlamentima Albanije, Bosne i Hercegovine,

        Sjeverne Makedonije i Srbije sa ciljem postizanja zakonodavnih poboljšanja 

  • Pravosudni zavodi za kvalitet i održivost (JA-NET) 
  • Inicijativa za pravnu sigurnost na Zapadnom Balkanu 

*Ovaj naziv je bez prejudiciranja statusa, i u skladu je sa Rezolucijom Savjeta bezbjednosti Ujedinjenih nacija 1244 i mišljenjem Međunarodnog suda pravde o Deklaraciji o nezavisnosti Kosova.