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Urban spaces are negotiated by women living with mental disorders in a variety of ways. Often, this population lives on the fringes of the city, invisible, rarely occupying mainstream spaces. Reintegration of women with mental disorders is a long and arduous process. In India, women living with mental disorders experience long-term institutionalization and abandonment by the family. They are often admitted to the hospital in their late 20s/early 30s and despite becoming asymptomatic are unable to get out of the institution given the absence of their family. As a result, they grow old in the institution, with no skills to fend for themselves, no roof above their head, and no identity beyond ‘madness’. This chapter describes Tarasha, a community-based project working with women surviving mental disorders. Tarasha links shelter, livelihoods, and psycho-social issues to facilitate women’s recovery and reintegration, negotiating urban spaces in order to reduce stigma and discrimination. |
