PATTAYA, Thailand – In a compelling address to the Pattaya City Expats Club, Dr. Martyn Green delivered a stark presentation highlighting both the urgent funding needs of his local charitable foundation and the severe, often hidden impact of intra-familial abuse across Thailand.
Dr. Martyn Green, widely known locally as Doc Martyn, opened his talk with a direct appeal for community support to resume his mobile medical services. Over the past several years, Doc Martyn has personally invested nearly three million baht into establishing his charitable foundation to bring direct care to underserved areas. However, unexpected financial setbacks—including the withdrawal of several promised sponsorships following the foundation’s initial approval—have left the project facing a severe shortage of working capital.
Due to a lack of operational funds and fuel, Doc Martyn explained that his specialized medical truck has been grounded for the past six months. To restore services, he outlined specific sponsorship needs, including 25,000 baht for pharmaceuticals and clinical supplies, 40,000 baht for a life-saving defibrillator, and contributions toward the vehicle’s remaining purchase balance and ongoing fuel expenses.
Transitioning to the primary topic of his talk, Doc Martyn addressed the complex psychological and social dynamics surrounding incest and child abuse. Drawing from his extensive background in medicine and psychiatry, he discussed the profound long-term trauma experienced by survivors, detailing the progression from acute shock and dissociation in early childhood to complex post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic depression, and high suicide risk later in life.
During his address, Doc Martyn shared clinical case studies to illustrate both the medical mismanagements and psychological challenges faced by survivors. He criticized the extended use of certain high-risk psychiatric drug combinations, advocating instead for therapeutic approaches that address deep demoralization and emotional trauma alongside standard medical care.
Doc Martyn also highlighted broader systemic challenges, noting the lack of specific criminal categorization for incest within the local legal framework and the scarcity of official statistical data due to deep-seated social stigma. He emphasized the higher risk of severe genetic abnormalities in offspring resulting from intra-familial relationships as a key reason international legal systems prohibit the practice.
Addressing questions from the audience, Doc Martyn underscored the critical need for broader community education, targeted child protection initiatives, and legislative development to better support vulnerable youth and families.
Following the presentations, MC Ren Lexander brought everyone up to date on upcoming Club events followed by the Open Forum portion of the meeting where questions are asked and comments made about Expat living in Thailand, especially Pattaya. Members of the community interested in supporting the foundation’s medical truck initiative or learning more about its ongoing community outreach efforts can visit the Foundation’s website at: https://docmartyn.org/. To learn more about the PCEC, visit their website at https:/pcec.club. A video of the presentation will be uploaded to the PCEC’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@pcecclub6255/videos.
