![]() ![]() In all of Indonesia there are just 600 to 800 psychiatrists-or one trained psychiatrist per 300,000 to 400,000 people. Eight provinces have no such hospitals, and three have no psychiatrists. ![]() The country of 250 million people has only 48 mental hospitals, more than half of them located in just four provinces of Indonesia’s 34 provinces. Ministry of Health data shows that nearly 90 percent of those who may want to access mental health services cannot. As a result, families typically first consult faith or traditional healers and often only seek medical advice as a last resort.Even if they do look for access to medication, however, people may find it impossible to access it. ShareAcross Indonesia, there is a widespread belief that mental health conditions are the result of possession by evil spirits or the devil, having sinned, displayed immoral behavior, or lacking faith. The government has launched many programs and initiatives to promote mental health and put an end to pasung, including a program called “Indonesia Free from Pasung 2014.” However, due to the lack of understanding and awareness around mental health and the dearth of community-based voluntary services, the practice continues. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recognized pasung as an “inhuman” and “discriminatory” treatment of persons with mental health conditions. The longest case of pasung that Human Rights Watch documented was a woman who was locked in a room for nearly 15 years. ![]()
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