30 mental healthcare standards in the PRDC on respond and also did not release him. Kos are not in line with Article 19 RCD, Article Others share that detention has made them 47(7) IPA, and Article 31(3) Law 3907/201173, a trend that continues this year. Participants of this year’s interviews repeatedly brought up their struggles with mental health while detained. As evidenced in participants’ testimonies, detention has the potential to create or exacerbate mental health issues, a particularly alarming trend considering asylum seekers are already at risk of experiencing mental health issues by the time they arrive to Greece. Specifically, four participants, including one minor, shared that they had experienced suicidal thoughts during their detention period. Naeem said, “I think all the time, can only sleep for several hours, and have suicidal thoughts...I feel like a prisoner of my own thoughts,” while Ihsan explained, “Since I have been in detention, I am not well and feel I am getting worse every day. I have thought of lose their passion for life. As Adil explained it, “Detention has had a big effect on my emotional state as time has gone on. All my passion for life when I was leaving my country to come to Europe is dead now. I’m in a prison – I feel I’m living for nothing,” while Ameen and Haidar shared, “I was looking for freedom but was surprised with the opposite of it, which emotionally affects you. You lose your patience and your passion for life.” Ameen and Haidar were the only participants who were released at the time of interviewing. When asked about their life post detention, they shared that their time in detention continues to negatively impact their life: “I experienced some sort of trauma and dream about prison, waking up in shock. The effect is still there, and I’m always afraid of police in public.” Not only does can detention thus create or exacerbate detained persons’ mental illnesses, but it also impacts their life after release. my kids and brothers’ family and feel 6. Poor hygiene facilities and materials responsible...If I speak the truth, sometimes I feel Consistent with the November 2021 report, like I've even forgotten how to communicate with participants shared that they still lack regular people. I have this feeling that I've forgotten what I access to essential hygiene products to clean used to know and how to communicate with their belongings, that there are insects in their people, sit with people, and have a free talk with facilities, and that they suffer from a lack of people. I've been mentally distressed. I feel like I’ve privacy. Moreover, as observed by Equal Rights been tortured mentally and emotionally. I’ve in participants’ testimonies, a lack of access to almost forgotten everything.“ hygienic supplies and sanitary facilities One participant interviewed for this report did contributed to detained persons’ deteriorating in fact attempt suicide while in detention. mental health. Equal Rights attempted to intervene and sent First, participants continue to share that an email to the police regarding his mental although detainees are responsible for cleaning suicide, it would be wrong to say no, but I think of health condition, but the police failed to 73 Detained and Forgotten, supra note 3,at 64. ‘Still detained and forgotten’ – Update on Detention Policies, Practices, and Conditions on Kos 2022/23