December 2023

Forum Theatre as a Tool to Change Community Attitudes towards Inclusion of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities

Introduction: A person experiencing mental distress is considered a burden to the family. On the other hand, unawareness and stigma makes many families hide their member consumers, preventing them from taking support or psychosocial assistance. In 2009, Nidahas Chinthana Sansadaya – NCS, (Consumer Action Forum), with the technical and financial assistance and expertise from Laymen’s

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Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls with Psychosocial Disability

Women and girls with psychosocial disability are denied their rights of sexual and reproductive in different ways; Women and girls with psychosocial disability are forced to engage in sexual activities without their will. For example, unfaithful men force women and girls with psychosocial disabilities when they are in a severe situation. As they are in

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