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TPO Research Publication now available
TPO published its latest research on victims participation at the ECCC and gender-based violence under the Khmer Rouge. read more
TPO Publication Launch Event 22 October 2015
TPO PUBLICATION LAUNCH EVENT On 22 October 2015, at Meta House in Phnom Penh, TPO launched new publication ‘Like Ghost Changes Body’ which contains the personal life stories of 8 civil parties including a couple whose relationship remained intact up to this day. Many...read more
INVITATION TO TPO Publication Launch Event 22 October 2015
Join TPO Cambodia at META HOUSE Thursday 22 October 2015 at 6:30pm Discover our latest publication “Like Ghost changes Body” – the Interviews From a Study of Forced Marriage under the Khmer Rouge Regime” & join the discussion about the long term impact of...read more
German Ambassador organized fundraising for TPO
In the evening of October 5, German Embassy in Cambodia organized 25 Anniversary of German Unity after this country had divided for 45 years. During this period, German Embassy has raised fund from participants to support TPO’s Operation Unchain in order to...read more
TPO join awareness raising for World Mental Health Day 2015
TPO marked World Mental Health Day 2015 by co-organizing the Youth Mental Health Day at RUPP (Royal University of Phnom Penh) on Friday 2 October 2014. This day brings together the major players in Cambodia in the field of mental health (including TPO) to raise...read more
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COMMUNITY-BASED TRUTH-TELLING CEREMONY – ពិធីបុណ្យសហគមន៍ស្តីអំពី ៉ ការស្វែងរកការពិត”
“…..I am feeling so excited, even though I am a former Khmer Rouge, I will have a chance to talk about my bitter story. This will help me to relieve my suffering hidden in my heart for more than 30 years, which in this lifetime will never be forgotten…..”.
This is an extract from a testimony of a former Khmer Rouge which was read aloud at our recent Community-Based Truth-Telling Ceremony in Kampong Chhnang province.
Watch CNC (Cambodia News Channel, in Khmer) tonight (Wednesday) around 7h20 PM!
Watch CNC (Cambodia News Channel, in Khmer) tonight (Wednesday) around 7h20 PM! Mr. Seang Leap, TPO project coordinator (psychologist/counselor) will talk about psychotic patients who have been chained up.
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OPERATION UNCHAIN IN THE PRESS – PART 1
Johan Bergendorff, global health correspondent of the Swedish radio visited TPO in Cambodia earlier this year.
In part 1 of the news report below he talks about the immense need for mental health care in Cambodia and TPO’s Operation Unchain which helps unlock mentally ill people
Help Bring Mental Health Care To Cambodians
Help TPO Cambodia (Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Cambodia) bring mental health care and psychosocial support to those Cambodians who need it most, but have no access to it. In many rural parts of Cambodia, mental health care services are completely lacking, people have little awareness about mental health issues and what can be done about them, and more often than not don’t have the means to afford or reach the much needed help.
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