Escolar Documentos
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RLE 3.2.3
Clemeno, Kristopher Klein I.
Co, Allison Jasper I.
Contreras, Vanessa Joy M.
Cortez, Augustine Beth D.
Corullo, Kim Philby G.
Costo, Kristine Mae C.
Cruz, Andrea J.
Cruz, Kate Angeli
Cruz, Marien Edel F.
Cruz, Prince Raymond
Cu, Trisha Gail C.
To make available, accessible, affordable and equitable quality mental health care/services to the Filipinos
especially the poor, the underserved and high risk populations.
Mandate
To provide the Department of Health with necessary services related to planning, programmming and
project development in mental health.
Functions
1. Advisory body to the Secretary of Health regarding mental health concerns.
2. Acts as a policy making body regarding mental health concerns
3. Involves itself in training, research, supervision and, monitoring of mental health
resources/programs services.
4. Mobilizes mental health resources for advocacy, planning, implementation and service delivery.
Guiding Principles
Mental health is not only limited to traditional mental illnesses but also includes the psychosocial
concomitants of daily living.
Mental health programs must recognize the importance of community efforts with multisectoral
and multidisciplinary involvement.
Mental health programs must address the promotive,preventive, curative and rehabilitative
aspects of care.
Psychiatric patient care extends beyond the mental hospitals, and must be made available in
general hospitals, health centers and homes.
Mental health activities and interventions must be done closest to where the need or the patient is.
Strategies
Substance abuse
Disaster and crisis management
Women and children and other vulnerable groups
Traditional mental illnesses (schizophrenia, depression and anxiety)
Epilepsy and other neurological disorders
Overseas Filipino workers
Some programs enacted by the NMPH are as follows: (1) the demonstration project which
involves the development of a collaborating center for mental health. The aim of which is to shift mental
health care out of the hospitals to a variety of community-based services ranging in primary health care.
(2) they have also sustained the Lusug Isip program and considers this its flagship program because the
Department of Health has integrated it into some of its programs. The program is an annual advocacy and
mental health promotion program directed at mental health concerns. It uses a life course approach.
Youth Life Enrichment Program (YLEP)/ Youth Life Skills Program aims to train the youth
to become crusaders of mental health, by helping them become aware of themselves, their
environment and social issues pertinent to mental health. It provides leadership trainings,
seminars on interpersonal relationships among adolescents, and other opportunities for
personality development & enrichment for the youth. It comprisesof the LusogIsipngKabataan
(LINK) Club, a mental health club for high school students since 1975; and the Psychological
Societies Association on Mental Health (PSAMH)/ Progressive Youth Association on Mental
Health (PYAMH), a mental health club for college students.
The (Rehabilitative Service) RS operates an out-patient center, which provides day care services
and vocational activities as well as psychosocial therapeutic activities for persons with mental
disabilities and their families. In addition, it has extended its service to out-of-school youth and
unemployed adults in the EISs Mental Health Community-based Program.
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) puts the spotlight on a
critical yet neglected area within the fight against impunity and rehabilitation itself. The positive
effects of psychosocial support to victims of torture in legal proceedings and to the fight against
impunity cannot be ignored," said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, IRCT Secretary-General.
Health and Wellness Program of Persons with Disabilities focuses on 1) removal of barriers
and improve access to health services and programs; (2) strengthening and expansion of
rehabilitation, habilitation, assistive technology, and community-based rehabilitation; (3)
strengthen collection of relevant and internationally comparable data on disability and support
research on disability and related services.
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