Mental health plan risky: experts

22 April 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Health care policy and administration / Public health / Social development
Lay Vannak / Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO)

Earlier this year, a mob in Takeo province beat a mentally ill man to death, then dragged his body into the rice paddies and set it on fire. The 27-year-old was suspected of robbery. This week, Takeo Governor Lay Vannak launched a campaign to combat future crimes against mentally ill people found on the streets by sending them to live in local pagodas under the care of monks. …

 Rebecca Moss and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mental-health-plan-risky-experts

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