Work as a Remedy Good Practices Book EN

Jan, 41 Overcoming obstacles with determination and finding new opportunities for growth. Forty-one-year-old father of two, Jan studied to be a bag maker, but he never really worked in this field. "I sewed on a machine for a while, but it wasn´t for me at all," he says, explaining that he didn't quite hit the mark with the school. Then he managed to find a job as a storekeeper, which was, according to him, much more interesting, and he stayed there for six years. However, his life was affected by a mental illness and he stopped working for a long time in order to undergo treatment. During his stay in the hospital, he was recommended Social Rehabilitation Zahrada, which is a service intended for people with chronic mental illness from the range of psychoses and affective disorders. The main goal of Social Rehabilitation Zahrada is to support users in practicing practical and social skills that are needed to integrate into society. Jan also lives there now, his stay was extended by half a year.