Answers on how we can act to protect ourselves in case our neighbor is threatening and dangerous because of mental problems he is dealing with Deputy Minister of Health Dimitris Vartzopoulos, following a related complaint that reached SKAI.

Speaking on the show “Mismatches”, Mr. Vartzopoulos explained that when such a person exhibits such behavior the first thing we should try to do is approach the social service of the municipality. According to the deputy minister, the service can do a quick social investigation in order to find out if there really can be support for this person from relatives.

However, when someone becomes dangerous Mr. Vartzopoulos mentioned that in such emergency cases initially we go to the police station the neighbourhood’s. There the policeman on duty gives notice the prosecutor who has service and then the public prosecutor issues an order for public prosecutorial examination. Then the police take the man and take him to the psychiatric hospital on duty and there the doctors decide what will happen.

Mr. Vartzopoulos pointed out that in case the incident is repeated, the services have the possibility to include these people in a psychosocial rehabilitation program by sending them to corresponding structures.