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Seeking alternatives to Indonesia's troubling pasung mental health practice

Amin, who has been shackled at Marsiyo's for five months

Amin, who has been shackled at Marsiyo's for five months Source: SBS

A clinic in remote, central Java hopes to provide a solution and a blueprint for ending the practice of shackling the mentally ill across the country.


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By Luke Waters

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A clinic in remote, central Java hopes to provide a solution and a blueprint for ending the practice of shackling the mentally ill across the country.



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