During my final year M. Phil Clinical Psychology course in 2013, a professor of Psychiatric Social Work who saw the title of my thesis with the phrase, ‘psychotic patients’ suggested changing it to ‘persons suffering from psychosis’ in line with UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). That was my first ever encounter […]
On the 29th of August, 2018, the 5th “Classic Edition” Plenary of the TCI Asia Pacific was held in Bali, Indonesia. At the Plenary, persons with psychosocial disabilities and their cross disability supporters from 21 countries of the Asia Pacific region came together to adopt the Bali Declaration. The Bali Declaration is an amalgamation of the core
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Blog contributed by TCI Asia Pacific #WhatWENeed – Reframing the momentum: From \’mental health\’ to \’inclusion\’ [1] TCI Asia Pacific advocates that the action field for persons with (psychosocial) disabilities is not the \’mental health\’ sector, but the Development sector. When we ask for \’inclusion\’, we have a more universal frame for our advocacy. Introducing
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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.
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
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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