In Mad in America yesterday, TCI Asia Pacific Convenor, Bhargavi Davar talks about the history and origins of TCI Asia Pacific, the goal, understanding Inclusion in the context of the Global South and colonialism and the progress of the disability movement. Listen to the entire podcast for the full interview.
Excerpts from TCI Asia Pacific Action in Japan Osaka – 22-23 November 2017 #WhatWENeed is peer support as community development, not \”mental health care\” Excerpts from \”TCI Asia Action in Japan\”[1] [2] One of the objectives of TCI AP\’s Japan exchange were: To bring a small group of peer support practitioners from TCI Asia membership and
With the approach of the World Mental Health Week 2018, Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka – CAN MH Lanka commenced its World Mental Health Day campaign on 10th October 2018 at Sri Lanka Parliament. Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe was accoutred with the \’symbol of mind\’launching the campaign. The \’Bali Declaration 2018 – Transforming Communities
We Need Full CRPD Compliance in Law and Policy Reforms Author: Disabilities CV Disabilities CV is a new disability rights initiative in Hong Kong committed to promoting self-advocacy among people with psycho-social disabilities, reforming mental health law and policy, and supporting a rights-based approach to public policy development, social inclusion and anti-discrimination. They are currently working
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Author: Bhargavi Davar Convenor TCI Asia Pacific Basic and advanced math, probability and predictions, game and set theory, logic, etc. are used to a lesser or greater degree by most of us in our daily lives. Citizens of the world who are using mathematics, do not set up a worldwide protest when mathematicians do not invite
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Dated: 09-10-2018 Open Letter to the Organizers and Partners to the process of the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit 2018, London,9th and 10th October, 2018. Expressing dissent over the process adopted and the expected outcome of the forthcoming Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit TCI Asia Pacific is a regional DPO of persons with psychosocial disabilities, and
Author: Bhargavi Davar, PhD Convenor TCI Asia PacificPublished on Mad in America Bhargavi Davar elaborates on the assertion of full human rights for persons with psychosocial disabilities by bringing a \”CRPD-inspired discourse to counter the globalizing of psychiatry, which has involved the Global North exporting its medical model to the Global South.\” She talks about \”the
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#WhatWENeed in MyanmarFull CRPD Compliance on the inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities Myanmar obtained Independence from Britain in 1948. Even though a former British colony, Myanmar has chosen not to be a part of the Commonwealth nations. There are strong feelings about having been colonized, that foreign rule has isolated the country for 50
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#WhatWENeed in Nepal is Full CRPD Compliance on the inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities 1. Our full and effective inclusion in national laws and policies. Nepal has a new disability legislation for people with disability: Disability Right Act 2017. A focal person for persons with disabilities exists now in Nepal at all levels, from
Bali Declaration 2018 Transforming Communities for Inclusion- Asia Pacific[TCI Asia Pacific] We, persons with psychosocial disabilities and cross disability supporters from 21 countries of the Asia Pacific region, in Bali, on August 29th 2018, and at the Plenary meeting of Transforming Communities for Inclusion – Asia Pacific [TCI Asia Pacific] [1] Hereby confirm: The systematic and
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#WhatWENeed is full CRPD Compliance on the inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities. Partners for reframing from Mental Health to Inclusion this International Mental Health Week, 2018[1] Persons with psychosocial disabilities, users and survivors of psychiatry, people with \”mad\” identities and other identities thereof are herewith calling for support to have our voices amplified through
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