An empiric study on the life of the “inhabitants” of the Pellérd Vineyard. Research report

Abstract

The TÁMASZ Foundation and the Esztergár Lajos Family Support and Child Welfare Service have identified a new phenomenon in Pécs (Hungary) and the surrounding vineyards in recent years. Families, living with relatives who suffer from addictions or other mental problems, are "relocating" their family members with the mental disorder to cheaply bought small properties. The displaced persons then live permanently on these small plots of land, where they typically live their daily lives in buildings with no comfort and unfit for housing. They lack proper attendance and care. In these neighbourhoods, social services are difficult to access, and the services also experience difficulties in reaching their potential clients. After a few years, these persons, typically in a very deteriorated mental and physical state, appear in the various segments of the homeless care system in Pécs. The results of the present research suggest that a social worker should be present in the area on a weekly basis. An effective solution to the problem can be found through community work.

Updated: 2025-07-29