Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

Centre capacityCentre capacity

• 150 special care spaces

• 70 regular accomodation spaces

• 5 residential buildings (The Village) & 4 corridors

• Common kitchens – 3 corridors with private bathrooms

Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

Criteria for recommendation of special careCriteria for recommendation of special care• Parents with mental illness, who are not (or no longer) capable of

taking care of their children.

• Families, where the neglect of the children’s care is an imminent risk.

• Mentally ill persons who are unable to cooperate about relevant treatment, or to maintain personal hygiene etc.

• Survivors from torture or persons suffering from permanent mental illness who are considerably disabled.

Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

Groups of residents*Groups of residents*

• The largest groups of referred residents consist of the group of families and the group of mentally ill persons with the need for support, guidance and treatment. The average duration of a stay at the care department is more than 3 years, which is strainful on the residents and their children.

• 85 special care residents• 15 families• 51 children• 21 singles

*as per March 2007

Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

2006 Statistics2006 Statistics

• Appr. 135 special care residents

• 47 admittances to Amager Hospital – Psychiatric Ward

• 25 attempted suicides

• 790 medical consultations at the centre – 169 acute

Centre KongelundenCentre Kongelunden- A special care centre of the Danish Red Cross Asylum Department

External cooperationExternal cooperation

• The municipality of Dragør

• Amager hospital – Psychiatric Ward

• Danish Police

• Immigration authorites