By: Choirul Fuadi)*
CIDISS – A lot cases among the poor people who are pasung (lock legs between two pieces of wood) their family members due to the insane or sick people (mad). In addition to the poverty factor, many people who are mainly living in the interior still do not understand that people insane can be treated in a mental hospital.
Recently, the shocking news disclosed by the head of the Social Department of Central Kalimantan, Guntur Talajan. Guntur stated that cases of pasung and the poor as well as the drug are very prominent in Katingan Regency. So local governments are asked serious resolve these problems.
Guntur said that the High number of pemasungan in the rural District, Katingan because people in the countryside still has not yet to understand that insane people can be treated in a mental hospital. “We look at this pemasungan also has related to the large number of poor people in the Regency Katingan. Moreover, the circulation of drugs in local areas have not been optimally can be removed. So, there is relevance among of three cases, “he said as quoted on Antaranews Kalteng.com.
Its prominent three cases when the Department of Social held Development social welfare Program about free Pasung and street children in 2017 as well as Free Localization and prostitution in the year 2019 in one district of the Regency of Katingan.
He appreciated the response of all parties in the Katingan Regency supports simultaneously plays an active role of Social Welfare Development Program realization about Free Pasung and street children in 2017 as well as Localization and prostitution-free year 2019.