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PSA helps former street dwellers rebuild their lives

From FBC News · () English

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  • Fiji’s Women, Children and Social Protection Minister Sashi Kiran praised the Psychiatric Survivors Association for supporting people with psychosocial disabilities.
  • PSA said recovery depends on family and community support as well as clinical treatment and medication.

The Psychiatric Survivors Association is helping people with psychosocial disabilities move away from street life and rebuild their lives, according to Fiji’s Women, Children and Social Protection Minister Sashi Kiran.

Kiran praised the organization during a meeting with its representatives. PSA Project and Office Manager Sera Osbourne said recovery requires more than clinical treatment and medication, with family and community support also needed.

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