Useful services for people deprived of personal freedom

On this page you can find the information to access the services made available by the Municipality of Milan and useful to people who are or have been deprived of personal freedom.

The Celav - Work Mediation Center carries out orientation and work reintegration paths for people subjected to alternative measures and ex-prisoners in agreement with the Milanese penitentiary institutions (San Vittore, Opera, Bollate), the Justice services (UEPE) and the of assignment of the territory (Sert, Cad). 


Celav makes use of mediation tools - such as internships and job grants - and manages the activities on its own or through projects entrusted to external bodies.

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The Territorial Professional Social Service (SSPT), present in every Municipality, is the place to turn to ask for support to overcome a critical phase or a moment of change and transformation in one's life such as, for example, leaving prison or if a family member is subject to judicial guardianship.

Based on the need expressed during the interview with a social worker from the Territorial Professional Social Service, the best way to give the necessary help will be found.

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The Municipality of Milan has been carrying out actions and projects for social and professional reintegration for years:

  • of prisoners, through alternative measures to imprisonment,
  • of former inmates of Milanese penitentiary institutions.

Support interventions for people subjected to judicial authority measures in the criminal field are developed by the Adult and Immigration Policies Service.

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A change and transformation in one's life, such as, for example, leaving prison or any moment of difficulty, can lead to not having a fixed home.

This service helps people who do not have a home and need a registered residence to request documents or for any other service that requires a registered residence.

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The Municipality also offers services that touch on all issues of city life, such as registry and civil status services, immigration services, income support (including for rent and public housing).

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When you are experiencing a period of great economic and housing difficulty, it may be necessary to resort to reception and basic necessities services.

Here you can find information on where to take a shower, where to sleep if you are temporarily homeless and, with the arrival of the cold, how to get help to face the winter.
 

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"There is no health without mental health"

Leaving prison is not always easy. You leave a known environment with established rules and times to, at times, immerse yourself in a reality that you no longer recognize.

The Mental Health unit is committed to carrying out activities aimed at social inclusion, independent living and promoting initiatives to combat any form of discrimination, with the broader objective of enshrining the right to existential well-being, to life, at work.


Founding values ​​and goals:

  • fight against stigma, listening, awareness, prevention
  • empowerment understood as accompaniment, support, support for the person's self-affirmation
  • support for independent living, living, work integration, social inclusion.

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SostieniMi offers initial support to those who directly or indirectly experience any type of addiction. It is aimed at those who are not yet followed by social services and are not fully aware of being in a situation of need.
It provides psychological support, informs about all the services dedicated to addictions and builds a help path with the person concerned or with a family member.


SostieniMI uses modern and informal means of communication to overcome the distrust of those who hesitate to ask for support. Everyone is guaranteed anonymity, regardless of the channel chosen to contact the help line and privacy is assured.


The operators can be contacted by telephone or via text message or whatsapp on the number:
335 19.00.536 at the following times:

  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9:00 to 16:00
  • Tuesday and Thursday from 14pm to 00pm

At all other times the answering machine is active, with the possibility of leaving a message and being called back.

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Updated: 11/04/2023