Ministry of Social Affairs Reunification of Persons with Mental Disabilities from NTT to Their Families
PATI (October 7, 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through the Social Rehabilitation
Center (BRSPDM) Margo Laras Pati reunifies the Persons with Mental Disabilities
(PDM) from East Nusa Tenggara as many as 2 (two) people who have completed the
Social Rehabilitation Assistance program starting March 30, 2021, until October
6, 2021 (for 6 months) on Thursday (7/10)
The
Beneficiaries (PM) of BRSPDM Margo Laras Pati have originally referred from
Social Complex Housing of Surabaya 6 months ago.
While
at BRSPDM Margo Laras Pati, PM received basic needs fulfillment, physical,
mental, spiritual, and psychosocial therapy, mental health services as well as
vocational training and entrepreneurship coaching. In addition, the
strengthening of PM's family is also carried out so that when PM returns home
they can run their social functioning.
The
head of BRSPDM Margo Laras Pati, Jiwaningsih, explained that the PM was fit to
be sent home to his family, because their psychological condition was stable,
although at first, they could not remember where they came from, we hope that
after returning to their families they will work in their original place,
develop goat farming provided.
In
the process of returning PM to NTT, accompanied by 4 (four) BRSPDM officers,
Margo Laras Pati, including Social Workers and Nurses, they used air
transportation and continued a road trip until they arrived at PM's house.
Before the PM and officers depart, a PCR test will be carried out first as a
condition for airworthiness.