Pasung Article - Informing about the Problem and Developing Solutions

Instructions: Read the article below and fill out the chart. For questions 1-4, you can
copy and paste directly from the article.

1. What facts or - Pasung is the practice of shackling and confining

statistics does the people with mental health conditions at home
author use? (list at
least three) - Most of the people in pasung have schizophrenia

- There are at least 12,000 people in pasung in East Java

2. What stories or - The story of Dr. Heni’s interest in helping people with
anecdotes does the mental health began when she met a man with mental
author tell to illustrate health issues.
their points? (list at - After encountering people in pasung and learning
least two) about their stories, she decided to put her path in
releasing people from the pasung
3. What quotes (expert or - “My main strategy is to listen to the family with an
non-expert) does the open heart, I learned that most families did not want to
author include? (list at shackle their family members. However, the pressure
least two) from the community and lack of mental health services
left them with no options” (Dr. Heni).
- “It is not only about enforcing the law,” she says, “but
about understanding the family’s concerns and fears,
and convincing them that the patient could have a
meaningful life” (Dr. Heni).
4. From the article, what - Identify pasung patients; who needs help
is being done to solve - Advocating for the government to closen the
the issue of pasungs in mental health service
Indonesia? - Listen to the family and understand their pressure
- Conduct a three-day mental health camp
- Collaborate with leaders and police to release
people from pasung.
5. Evaluate: Do you think I think this is an effective solution considering the size
the solutions are and impact of Dr. Heni as they’re starting off from what
effective in solving the they can do for those patients. By identifying their
problem? Why or why targets/patients, she has the data of who to observe and
not? to help. Then, by counseling the families and the pasung
patients, they help release them from the burdens and
traumas of being involved in the pasung system. Their
advocation and collaboration of this topic is a step for
extension in further impact. And their 3-days mental
camp is an effective way to help a large range of people in
short term. Therefore, I believe her methods are very
effective.