Gunung Kidul Regency Government Provides Assistance For Psychosocial Disabilities

Gunung Kidul Regency Government therapy for psychosocial disability self-help groups/Photo: Antara

GUNUNG KIDUL - The Gunung Kidul Regency Government, Special Region of Yogyakarta, provides self-help group therapy to dozens of people with psychosocial disabilities in this area. Head of the Gunung Kidul Health Service (Dinkes) Dewi Irawaty in Gunung Kidul, Tuesday 21 June, assessed that self-help group therapy is very important for people with psychosocial disabilities (ODDP) to help maximize the recovery process. "These people, like us, want to live a calmer and fresher life," Dewi said as quoted by Antara. According to Dewi, the synergy between the Gunung Kidul Regency Government through the Health Service and the Yakkum Rehabilitation Center is one of the Health Office's efforts to treat mental health in Gunung Kidul. Moreover, the number of ODDP recorded in this area is quite high, reaching 1,644 people. It is this mild level that is difficult to detect because residents still feel they can handle it themselves, while the potential to move up to a higher level is great.

Therefore, he hopes that people who experience mental health disorders to immediately take care. Thus, the recovery effort can be faster. "That is also what we are trying to do, so we can find more people who really need treatment assistance," said Dewi. part of the recovery effort for the ODDP group. "This self-help group is indeed aimed at ODDP who have undergone medical treatment and are still in the process of recovering," he said. productive. Through this therapy, they are invited to be able to communicate and interact socially. Therapy is done through simple games. However, ODDP can release their burdens and create a sense of comfort so that they are willing to share about their current condition.