The Mental Health Service Users Association – Ethiopia (MHSUA) brings together blogs, artwork, and a video that reflects the everyday realities of people with psychosocial disabilities. These are lived experiences of exclusion, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for dignity and belonging, in the face of coercive practices and climate change.
This collection reminds us that persons with psychosocial disabilities are narrators of their own lives, demanding to be seen, heard, and respected on an equal basis with others.
#WhatWENeed Submission by Mental Health Service Users Association - Ethiopia (MHSUA)
This painting presents a visceral narrative of spiritual and physical vulnerability of persons with psychosocial disabilities in the context of coercive practices. At its center is a figure suspended in a state of forced submission, capturing a moment of ‘spiritual cleansing’ for a ‘mental health condition’.
