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Mental Health in Asia: The Numbers, Better World, Singapore International Foundation
Mental Health in Asia: The Numbers, Better World, Singapore International Foundation
Mental Health in Asia: The Numbers, Better World, Singapore International Foundation
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Mental health is a global concern, yet the level of support found in each
country varies widely. In the Philippines, 3.3 million Filipinos live with
depressive disorders, with suicides rates of 2.5 males and 1.7 females
per 100,000 persons, according to the Department of Health. The World
Health Organization (WHO) also reported that in the Philippines, over
2,000 cases of suicide from 2000 to 2012, most of which involved people
aged 15 to 29 years old. Among Filipino youth aged 13 to 17, 11.6 per
cent have contemplated taking their lives and an alarming 16.8 per cent
have attempted to do so.
1.4 Section 02, of RA 11036 provides that, “the State affirms the basic
rights of all Filipinos to mental health as well as the fundamental rights
of people who require mental health services.”
1.5 The localization of this Act supports the World Health Organization’s
Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) for
collecting information to improve the mental health system, and
provide a baseline for monitoring and policy reform on health services
at the local level.
2 PURPOSE
3.0 COVERAGE
This guidelines shall cover the provinces, cities, municipalities, regional and
sub-regional offices of the DOH, DILG, MLG – BARMM, MOH – BARMM,
and all other government agencies concerned.
4.4 Service User refers to person with lived experience of any mental health
condition including persons who require, or are under going psychiatric,
neurologic or psychosocial care.
5.0 POLICY CONTENT AND GUIDELINES
The policy content and guidelines provide the roles and responsibilities of the
LGUs on the localization of MHA.
All public and private health facilities shall create their Internal Review
Boards (IRBs) to review all cases, disputes and controversies involving
the treatment, restraint or confinement of service users within the
facilities.
5.3.3 The community health care facility shall have the following: a)
adequate room, b) office or clinic; c) have complement of mental
health professionals; d) allied professionals, e) support staff; e)
trained barangay health workers (BHWs); f) volunteer family
members of patients or service users; g) basic equipment and
supplies; h) adequate stock of medicines as appropriate.
5.4.1 The LGU shall be responsible for the training of the BHW and
other barangay volunteers on the promotion of mental health
in accordance with the training programs developed by the
DOH, and shall provide the LGUs with medical supplies and
equipment needed by the BHWs to carry out their functions.
5.4.2 The LGUs shall ensure the capacity building and supervision of
the BHWs for the promotion of mental health, advocacy for
patient’s rights, case finding, identification and referral.
5.5.1 The LGUs shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
7.0 ANNEXES
Annex A:
8.0 EFFECTIVITY
This JMC shall take effect immediately and shall remain in force unless
otherwise superseded or modified by subsequent policies or other
issuances.