Aung Mental Health Initiative

Support and Consultation

Due to recent disasters in Myanmar, individual consultations are available at Aung MHI *free of charge*

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင်ဖြစ်ပွါးခဲ့သည့် ငလျင်နှင့်ဆက်စပ်ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသော စိတ်ပိုင်းဆိုင်ရာပြဿနာများအတွက် ဆွေးနွေးတိုင်ပင်လိုပါက Aung Mental Health Initiativeသို့ *အခမဲ့* စာရင်းပေး ဆက်သွယ်နိုင်ပါတယ်

Contact us | ဆက်သွယ်ရန်

Mobile:

+95 9 958 219602

+95 9 254 063341

+95 9 262 550937

Online counselling

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Our Office

271, Bayintnaung street, 44th quarter, North Dagon Myothit, Yangon, Myanmar.

Aung Clinic

Aung Clinic Mental Health Initiative (Aung MHI) is a community-based clinic situated in Yangon, Myanmar. The vision of Aung MHI is for the people with different mental health conditions to have the access to right based recovery care in their community based mental health services. It provides quality mental health and psycho social services for the people effected especially with severe mental health problems and their families in order for participants to fit in with their families and their community through strong and progressive community based general health integrated mental health care, psycho social recovery and rehabilitation for mental health problems as well through art therapy, wellbeing and welfare of the participants, empowering caregivers and family members. 
Aung clinic collaborates with professionals, local and internationals organizations for their invaluable contribution along the process of better mental health care in Myanmar; namely, ethnic health organizations (Back Pack Health Worker Team) and their community volunteers for development of their general health integrated community based mental health care services and roles and responsibilities for EHOs for right to access to health and mental health in culturally appropriate ways and to develop UHC (Universal Health Coverage) according to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). 

Trauma informed and health care is integrated part of Aung MHI which develops the peer/self-help group among psycho social disable communities for peer support works and advocacy for development of deinstitutionalization, quality mental health policy, legislation, quality mental health care, rights of people with psycho social disability and to work and cooperate together with cross disabilities for disability rights.

The initiative also integrates art into the mental health and psychosocial care with a number of debuted films, The Clinic (2014), Heartbroken Bird(2017), The Clinic (2024) by Midi-Z along with four art exhibitions since 2019.

The Room is the community art space operated by Aung Mental Health Initiative with focus on the individuals with severe mental health issues. Offering long-term psycho-social support, art therapy, family counselling, psychiatric medication, support groups, medical-based care and vocational skill trainings through art. Through community-based care model and art-based interventions, Aung MHI assist individuals who are at risk of being institutionalized and those living in mental hospitals by integrating them back into society.

What cases we care for

Aung Clinic provides support to people of all ages with mild to severe mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, PTSD, psychosis, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. We also support people with intellectual disabilities with behavioral problems, and those struggling with alcohol and drug abuse/ misuse. Our General Practitioner also provides general medical care.

Our services

Aung Clinic provides arrange of integrated services for individuals and families, adults and children. These include:

  • Counseling for individuals and families
  • Group counseling and peer-based support groups Art therapy
  • Training and activities to strengthen independent
  • Living: cooking, basic money management, and life skills
  • Community outreach and Home visits Psychiatric treatment
  • General medical care

We also conduct research and advocacy to raise awareness about mental health, and the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities.

Art Therapy

Psychodrama

Community Building

Cooking Club

We believe in

Holistic treatment

We believe that an integrated approach is critical to improving the long-term wellbeing of people with mental health issues. Our service users and their families can access different types of support to address their needs, including counseling, psychiatric medication, support groups, medical care, and vocational skills training.

Ending institutionalization and providing community-based care

We believe people with severe mental disorders should not be confined to mental hospitals and other institutions. Through our community-based care model, we assist people at risk of being institutionalized and those who have been living in mental hospitals, to get treatment while building meaningful lives in their communities. We help families to care for their loved ones in their homes.

Reducing stigma, and promoting social inclusion

We promote awareness around mental health in order to reduce discrimination against people with mental health disorders. We work with schools, employers, and local organizations to make sure that people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities can participate in all aspects of life.

 

Human rights and empowerment

We help clients and their families to understand their rights under the CRDP, and work with clients to advocate for better treatment.

Learn more about Aung Mental Health Initiative

Aung Mental Health Initiative

Mobile: +95 9 958 219602, +95 9 254063341, +95 9 262550937 

Email: [email protected]

Yangon Office

271, Bayintnaung street, 44th quarter, North Dagon Myothit, Yangon, Myanmar.

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