The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients.
Psychiatric institutions are sometimes thought of as prisons, where people with severe mental illness are locked away from society with little hope of recovery or a return to society. TheJeremy suffers from schizophrenia and is a forensic patient, meaning that he has committed a crime but the court found him not guilty because of his mental illness. He was admitted to Lentegeur in 2021 for rehabilitation.
Jeremy earns a stipend for working in the garden. This is the first time he has earned an income. He has been saving some of the money. “When I get out, I will be able to help my mom buy things for the house,” he says. To encourage a connection to nature, the foundation has planted more than 100 trees on the hospital grounds and planted flower gardens. The occupational therapy services offered by the hospital are supplemented with projects that enable patients to earn an income and gain work experience.
Jeremy says weeding is his favourite activity. “When I’m weeding the garden, I am free from my anxiety,” he says.spoke to say that they enjoy the physical work; it makes them feel strong and in control of their bodies.
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