Name : Izza Nur Baity Candra Yuliansyah

School : Muhammadiyah Al Mujahidin SHS Wonosari

Assalamualaykum Warahmatullaah Wabarakaatuh

First of all I want to thank God for the blessings and health that has been given
to me so that I can make a video of the English speech competition fluently.
Alhamdulilahirabbila’alamin…

How are you guys? I’m sure you’re all in good health.

Before I start, have you guys know me already? There is a saying that if you
don’t know a person, how can you love that person? Therefore, I would like to
introduce myself first. My name is Izza Nur Baity Candra Yuliansyah, you can
call me Izza. I was born on July 24th, 2005 in Wonogiri. Right now, I’m still a
student studying at Muhammadiyah Al Mujahidin Senior High School Wonosari.

Hello, wonderful people out there. Today I am here to deliver a speech on

AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH IN INDONESIAN.

In 2016, Indonesia was again in the world’s spotlight, but for bad reasons. The
Human Rights Watch organization publishes a report that exposes the reality of
people with psychosocial disabilities in Indonesia. The report was also followed
by a series of news stories from foreign media that featured photos of humans
chained and confined in narrow spaces, or what we often call “pasung”.
“Pasung” is the practice of shackled or confining someone in a narrow space
(Human Rights Watch, 2016). Even though the government has issued a Mental
Health Law since 2014, the practice of pasung is still happening today. This is
because of the stigmasociety about people with deep-rooted mental disorders.
Without getting help, people who are considered “crazy” are actually treated
inappropriately. Has Indonesia made any efforts to overcome this?
Law No. 18 of 2014 concerning Mental Health makes the definition of people
who experience mental health into two, namely People With Mental Problems
(ODMK) and People With Mental Disorders (ODGJ). OMDK are people who
have disorders in the physical, mental, social, growth and development, and
quality of life such as depression and anxiety which are more preventive in
nature so they are at risk for mental disorders. ODGJ is defined as a person who
experiences disturbances of thought, behavior, and feelings that are manifested
so that they suffer and are hampered by their functions as human beings such
as schizophrenia.
In 2017, Indonesia was ranked lower in terms of mental health treatment
compared to other Southeast Asian countries due to the lack of Psychiatrists,
which only reached almost 900 Psychiatrists in Indonesia. In addition, Indonesia
is also faced with the problem of a lack of mental health workers (Pols and
Wibisono, 2017). The government promised 5% of the 2019 APBN to be taken
into the health budget and this is an increase where in 2017, the health budget
was only 2.4% of the APBN and 1% of this value was used for mental health in
Indonesia (Pols and Wibisono, 2017). With such a small budget allocation, it is
clear that there is still a lot of belief and stigma about mental health conditions in
Indonesia. Human Rights Watch reports that in various parts of Indonesia, A
person’s mental health condition, especially for ODGJ, is believed to come from
being possessed by an evil spirit, due to being a sinner, committing immoral
acts, or lack of faith (Human Rights Watch, 2016). Due to the lack of medical
facilities and poverty in Indonesia, traditional medicine such as going to a
traditional healer and religious treatment has become an alternative treatment
where they will be shackled (Human Rights Watch, 2016).
One of the stigmasThe biggest thing is that people who are admitted to mental
hospitals are people who have mental disorders while mental health problems
are as diverse as depression and anxiety. Often ODMKs close themselves
because they are said to be “attention seeking” or “lebay” and get negative
behavior from the people around them so that they close themselves off from
people (Soghoyan and Gasparyan, 2017). Shutting down can lead to higher
levels of depression and can be a reason for suicide. According to the World
Health Organization, there are around 800,000 people worldwide who commit
suicide each year (World Health Organization, 2018). In 2018, Indonesia was
ranked 65th among 176 other countries with 2.9 suicides per 100,000 people
(Rakhmat and Tarahita, 2018). According to the 27th Minister of Social Affairs,
Khofifah Indar Parawansa,bullying (Rakhmat and Tarahita, 2018).
Indonesia needs to increase awareness of mental health. Education and
socialization about this is important to change the stigma of people with mental
health disorders and to rule out the possibility of stereotyping or labeling.which
can have more of an impact on the disorder (Hartini et al. 2018). The community
needs to be closer and open to the stories of its members experiencing
depression. The role of the government is no less big. The government may
have made movements such as “Indonesia Free of Stocks 2014, 2019” and
have created a Mental Health application which is a collaboration with the World
Health Organization (WHO) to increase awareness of mental health, but the
implementation of the Mental Health Law must be sharpened and renewed. . In
the end, they are all human and it is our responsibility as a community and a
society to care for one another.

And finally, I would like to finish this speech with this inspiring quote from Noam
Shpancer, PhD. He once said, “Mental health…is not a destination, but a
process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.”

See you next time and May Allah bless you. Wassalaamua’alaykum
Warahmatullaah Wabarakaatuh