A coalition between four state agencies and the Mirror Foundation has been established to address mental health issues among the homeless. The alliance, formed through a memorandum of understanding, aims to support and reintegrate mentally unstable homeless individuals with their families.
The collaboration, involving the Social Development and Welfare Department, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, and the Mirror Foundation, focuses on linking various databases to track down the families of the homeless, facilitating their treatment and reunion.
The partnership is a response to the increasing number of mentally unstable individuals living on the streets, with a rise in homelessness due to mental health issues since 2016. This also aims to prevent the abandonment of these individuals by their families, turning to community support when necessary. (NNT)
