TCI, as a global OPD, the largest representative voice of persons with psychosocial disabilities and varying identities thereof, with a membership spread across Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, UK and Canada, lays down our positionality on community inclusion through this paper.
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WHAT WE NEED SUBMISSION By: The Stronger Project Kenya (A Youth Led Community Based Organisation for Persons With Psychosocial Disabilities) Living independently and being included in the community is a fundamental human right concept that is applied to the context of disability. Persons with psychosocial disabilities are not exempt from this. For years, persons with
This article was published in the Medico Friends Circle Bulletin and is being reproduced in good faith from MFC Bulletin (363-364/ Jan-Feb 2015). It is being reposted here, because years of critical psychiatry writings has not changed the mental health system nor brought it any closer to the universal development values, which binds all governments
It is a struggle and a challenge in Pakistan to even admit to having a mental health condition, it is even more difficult for people to accept it as a disability. Psychosocial disability arises when someone with a mental health condition interacts with a social environment and face barriers while interacting in the society on
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We, in TCI, a global OPD of persons with psychosocial disabilities, warmly welcomes the adoption of the Guidelines on De-Institutionalization [DI] including during emergencies by the CRPD committee at the 27th Session. We express gratitude to the Working Group (WG) on DI, the CRPD Committee and their Secretariat team for the tireless work and guidance
