{"id":4941,"date":"2026-09-03T13:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/?post_type=projektas&#038;p=4941"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:31:01","slug":"respectful-language-dignified-relationships-sensitive-communication-about-mental-health-and-psychosocial-disability-in-the-vilnius-social-services-sector","status":"publish","type":"projektas","link":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/project\/respectful-language-dignified-relationships-sensitive-communication-about-mental-health-and-psychosocial-disability-in-the-vilnius-social-services-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Respectful Language \u2013 Dignified Relationships: Sensitive Communication about Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability in the Vilnius Social Services Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Implementation period\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nSeptember\u00a0\u2013\u00a0December 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding source\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Social Protection programme of the Social Services Division of Vilnius City Municipality Administration<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project aim\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe project aims\u00a0to strengthen the accessibility and quality of human rights-based social services in Vilnius by enhancing the knowledge and practical skills of social\u00a0care\u00a0professionals in applying disability-sensitive, respectful and non-stigmatising communication principles when discussing mental health, mental health difficulties and psychosocial disability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned results <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practical guidance materials on language that is sensitive to mental health and psychosocial disability will be developed for social care professionals.<\/li>\n<li>Using the practical guidance materials developed as part of the project, training sessions will be organised for at least 100 social care professionals.<\/li>\n<li>The guidance materials will be distributed to at least 100 training participants and to at least a further 100 representatives of social services and institutions, NGOs and other relevant target groups in Vilnius.<\/li>\n<li>The project\u2019s communication and dissemination activities will consistently emphasise that respectful language about mental health and psychosocial disability is not merely a matter of using\u00a0appropriate terminology. It is\u00a0an important component\u00a0of the quality of social services, respect for human dignity, trust in support services, social inclusion,\u00a0and the protection of human rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project budget:<\/strong>\u00a0\u20ac\u00a012,140<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract number:<\/strong>\u00a0A291-2673_26_PSP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3316\" src=\"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-300x265.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-1024x906.png 1024w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-768x679.png 768w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-1536x1359.png 1536w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-2048x1812.png 2048w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-370x327.png 370w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-900x796.png 900w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-1017x900.png 1017w, https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VILNIUS_RED_RGB-800x708.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4941","projektas","type-projektas","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projektas\/4941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projektas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projektas"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perspektyvos.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}