The Social Service Office Of Rejang Lebong Bengkulu Asks ODGJ Not Accompanied By Families

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REJANG LEBONG - The Social Service (Dinsos) of Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province asked residents of the area not to carry family members who suffer from mental disorders. "Residents who have family members who suffer from mental disorders should not be shackled, but are taken to the Soeprapto Drug Addiction Mental Hospital (RSJKO) Bengkulu or report it to us so that it can be evacuated for treatment," explained the Head of Social Rehabilitation and Protection of the Social Protection Office of Rejang Lebong, Edi Warman when contacted, Antara, Sunday, September 25. Cases of installation of people with mental disorders (ODGJ) in the area are still found, although the number is not large. Often the actions taken by the family are due to disturbing and endangering other residents. Handling ODGJ sufferers must be carried out in stages and sustainably by the family so that their condition can be restored. The sufferers or ODGJ clients, after being referred for 14 days at the RSO, were then returned to their respective homes to undergo a drug-drinking program under supervision by the health center officers of each sub-district. Meanwhile, for the handling of mental disorders, his party has so far, he added, has referred 20 ODGJ clients to undergo treatment at the Bengkulu Hospital. The sufferers of this mental disorder were referred after the family and village officials reported to the Social Service Office of Rejang Lebong for treatment, where they came from underprivileged circles by utilizing JKN-KIS cards and the Rejang Lebong District Jamkesda program. The ODGJ client who was referred to the Bengkulu RSJ came from several sub-districts in Rejang Lebong including Curup, Sindang Kelingi, East Curup District, Central Curup District, Padang Ulak Tanding (PUT) and others, said Edi Warman.