Responding to MPs’ criticism of the Mental Health Act, the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadesnoted that neither KETHEA nor any structure is closing.
“KETHEA has not been abolished. I repeat, KETHEA has not been abolished. All these operators are not removed either. The Memorandum is valid until 2027, as it was before this bill. You are waiting for us to tell you what will happen after the end of the Memorandum, that is, after the end of 2027. But even without this bill, the Memorandum is still valid until 2027. Therefore, neither KETHEA has been abolished, nor are we abolishing dry rehabilitation, we are not leaving anyone alone, we are not firing anyone, nor are we closing any psychiatric hospitals. You have been talking since morning about a bill that does not exist. No one is fired, no structure is closed. We are not going to close any psychiatric hospitals. For God’s sake, since morning,” said Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis.
PASOK MP Eleni Vatsina had already taken to the stage and referred to the work of KETHEA and its crucial role, especially today when “we are talking about drug trafficking in schools, cocaine use by young students, recreational pills on the islands, sex on the internet, gambling addiction”.