Mental Illness Awareness
and Support Association (MIASA)
Mental Illness Awareness & Support Association (MIASA), or Persatuan Kesedaran Dan Sokongan Penyakit Mental – is a mental health NGO based in Selangor. It was founded in September 2017 and registered under ROS with the registration number PPM-027-10-14092017.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of MIASA is to promote awareness on the importance of mental health and mental health issues and provide support for patients and carers through our various programs and support initiatives. Being patient-initiated, MIASA has a strong foundation and also purpose. It provides a holistic solution, not only from the medical perspective but also that of spiritual.
Recent statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed the following numbers:
- Every year one million people die of suicide, which is 1 death every 40 seconds and it is predicted that by year 2020, the suicide rate will increase to 1 death every 20 seconds.
- Suicide is the 3 leading causes of death, after heart disease and cancer
- Depression and substance abuse contributes to more than 90% of all suicide cases
- In 2011, 1 in 10 people is said to have mental illness, but in 2016, it has increased to 1 in 5
- In Malaysia, the number of psychiatrists to patients is 1:200,000.
VISION
“To be the leading voice in mental health education in support of mental illness patients.”
MISSION
- To promote awareness on the importance of a good mental health.
- To raise awareness on mental health issues.
- To provide support for mental illness patients and carers.
- To promote mental illness literacy.
- To support other bodies in all areas to promote mental health.
MANY THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTING PARTNER:
TCI ASIA PACIFIC
TCI Asia Pacific (Transforming communities for Inclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities, Asia) is an independent Asia-Pacific Disabled People’s Organization (DPO) of people who self-identify as people with psychosocial disabilities, their organizations and their cross disability supporters.
TCI Asia Pacific focuses regionally on the monitoring and implementation of all human rights for persons with mental health problems and psychosocial disabilities. We are guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and foresee a future in which all human rights and full freedoms of persons with psychosocial disabilities are realized.
Our contribution to the realization of the UNCRPD is by focusing on the pedagogy and the practice of Article 19 of the CRPD (Right to Living Independently and being Included in Communities) in Asia-Pacific.
We advocate for the practice of Inclusion and dream to see it manifest in all national policies and laws of the region.