The #WhatWeNeed campaign is a yearly campaign organized by TCI Asia to present voices and demands of persons with psycho-social disabilities in the region. The Spotlight interviews are a series of interviews that are going to be conducted as a part of the #WhatWeNeed campaign. The aim of the spotlight interviews is to highlight the […]
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On 12 October 2020, World Mental Health Day, the WHO encapsulated decades of crises in mental health services that the pandemic has now brought to the forefront. It called for greater investment in, and prioritization of these services, and quality access of mental health for all. For Bapu Trust for Research on Mind
“It is a worthy quest to not simply develop a sense of identity, but become the magnanimous version of the self.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls “I am what I am. So, take me as I am”-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German philosopher. Existential philosophers have aided us in understanding the precariousness of existence
During my final year M. Phil Clinical Psychology course in 2013, a professor of Psychiatric Social Work who saw the title of my thesis with the phrase, ‘psychotic patients’ suggested changing it to ‘persons suffering from psychosis’ in line with UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). That was my first ever encounter
This is the third of a series of posts from the Taiwan Mad Alliance. Patients need to have right to choose that whether they want to access their mobile phones or other personal devices if they have any while inpatient, so if they want, they can keep connection with their community while in the hospital.
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This is the second post in a series by Taiwan Mad Alliance. On December 13, 2006, The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (A/RES/61/106) was adopted and came into force on 3 May 2008. On March 3, 2007, CRPD was already opened for signature by regional organizations. * But for Taiwan, a
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This is the first of a series of posts from the Taiwan Mad Alliance. —– It is not easy to be an outcast from the mainstream society, but it\’s easy to get used to the feeling of loss and despair. Let\’s try not to get too used to it. Let\’s try to express #WhatWEneed. The
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The #WhatWeNeed campaign is a yearly campaign organized by TCI Asia Pacific to present voices and demands of persons with psycho-social disabilities in the region. The Spotlight interviews are a series of interviews that are going to be conducted as a part of the #WhatWeNeed campaign. The aim of the spotlight interviews is to highlight
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The dissemination of the Special Rapporteur Dr. Danius Puras\’ report has been a moment of joy and appreciation for the Seher: Comprehensive Urban Community Mental Health and Inclusion Program team. As a community mental health program working towards an outcome of full inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities, it was a moment of great validation,
