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Kartini in her own words

An essential resource for Indonesian history scholars and students, Kartini's works are now available by open access

Sugar taxes save lives

Teh Botol / Flickr Creative Commons

Indonesia lags behind many countries in taxing high sugar drinks

An urgent mental health challenge

/ Abdul Rahman Flickr CC

The demand for support for children with ASD is growing, but a lack of data and research means services remain woefully inadequate

‘We take care of our own’

The absence of tourists and social gathering restrictions have been dire for the livelihoods of Bali's drag queens / Author

COVID-19 has amplified existing societal fissures and exposed the alarming fragility of the lives of Indonesian transwomen who work as drag performers

Why so serious?

Twitter/mumaxxmuma

Netizens’ responses to the banning of a popular slang word raise questions about the moral character of public communication

Essay: Seeking solace in the midst of COVID-19

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak the book club has hosted weekly virtual meetings/ Baca Rasa Dengar

Book clubs and creative communities have headed online where they provide Jakartans with vital connections and solace during the pandemic

Essay: Our Home Together?

Vina Adriani leads a critical discussion of Indonesia’s Draft Anti-Sexual Violence Bill / Fanny Syariful Alam

Bandung School of Peace is leading the fight against intolerance in West Java

Culture vs consent

Mothers and babies in rural West Papua / Els Rieke Katmo

Distrust in doctors’ decision making around c-sections is a key cause of Papuans’ avoidance of hospitals

Women rising

Berani meets femininity: LPDAKT members, with the women wearing traditional Dayak outfits / Hamsa, LPDAKT

Women in East Kalimantan join male-dominated ‘ormas’ to empower themselves and their community

Model layanan kesehatan jiwa berfokus pada pemulihan untuk Indonesia?

Kunjungan follow-up pada saat penelitian tentang bebas pasung / Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good

Tim peneliti internasional memetakan arah perubahan

Mencegah bunuh diri tiruan

Partisipan lokakarya pedoman pemberitaan bunuh diri pada tanggal 23 November 2019 / Yon Beni

Advokat pencegahan bunuh diri dengan jurnalis dapat mengubah peliputan berita bunuh diri di Indonesia

Kesehatan mental di desa Banten

Seorang tokoh masyarakat sedang berdiskusi dengan Bagus Utomo tentang perlunya Menteri Kesehatan yang memerhatikan kesehatan jiwa (foto: penulis)

Memberdayakan masyarakat lokal merupakan kunci dalam meningkatkan kesehatan jiwa

Mental health over the internet?

/ Muhammad Raufan Yusup @Wikimedia Commons

Tele-mental health is a promising solution to Indonesia’s scarcity of qualified mental health professionals

Kesehatan jiwa melalui internet?

/ Muhammad Raufan Yusup @Wikimedia Commons

Tele-mental health sebagai solusi yang menjanjikan untuk terbatasnya jumlah ahli kesehatan mental di Indonesia

After the earthquakes and tsunamis

A psychiatric nurse and a community mental health nurse trainee performing a home visit for a person with a mental disorder in the disaster area, Simeulue, 2005 / Albert Maramis

Mental health and psychosocial support in the wake of disaster

A day in the life of Bali’s miracle worker

Prof. Suryani and the author / Cok Jaya

Professor Suryani and her team are making a difference

Pastur-pastur, nenek dan skizofrenia

A grandmother performs the cooling ceremony / Authors

Pastur Kamilus menjadi panutan bagi pekerja sosial dalam upaya pembebasan korban pasung di Flores

Changing face of mental health

Online training on managing stress during the COVID-19 crisis, for employees of garment factories across Java through Betterwork Indonesia / Betterwork Indonesia

Awareness is spreading in Indonesia, but stigma and human rights breaches are still big problems

Perubahan wajah kesehatan jiwa di Indonesia

Cara pengembangan diri, professional dan komunitas yang baru secara online: Pelatihan online mengenai pengelolaan stress selama krisis COVID-19, untuk pegawai pabrik garmen di Jawa, melalui Betterwork Indonesia / Betterwork Indonesia

Kesadaran mengenai kesehatan jiwa semakin berkembang di Indonesia, namun stigma dan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia masih menjadi masalah besar

Heartbroken but hopeful, just

I launched two Mobile Mental Health Service units as a pilot project in 2012. I invited the Ministry of Health to become a partner / Nova Riyanti Yusuf

Indonesia’s Mental Health Law will have little impact without more regulatory support

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