Despite a 1977 ban on shackling - known as pasung - in Indonesia, the practice continues. More than 18,000 people with
perceived psychosocial disabilities (mental health conditions) are
locked up in chains, wooden stocks, or animal pens because families
don’t know what else to do or because of the lack of access to mental
health care. They are confined to unsanitary and inhumane conditions,
sometimes for decades.
There are only 48 mental hospitals and less than 1000 psychiatrists in a country of over 250 million people. Due to the government’s refusal to supply adequate mental health medication and services, many families shackle their relatives with disabilities because they don’t know what else to do.
There are only 48 mental hospitals and less than 1000 psychiatrists in a country of over 250 million people. Due to the government’s refusal to supply adequate mental health medication and services, many families shackle their relatives with disabilities because they don’t know what else to do.
No one should have to resort to shackling their loved ones.
It is time to END the shackling of people with disabilities.
JOIN US and call on the Ministry of Health to provide mental health medication in local health centers and support services for all who seek it.
It is time to END the shackling of people with disabilities.
JOIN US and call on the Ministry of Health to provide mental health medication in local health centers and support services for all who seek it.
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