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Mental Health refers to a state of well-being in which individual realizes one’s own abilities and potentials, copes adequately with the normal stresses of life, displays resilience in the face of extreme life events, works productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a positive contribution to the community
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The State affirms the basic right of all Filipinos to mental health as well as the fundamental rights of people who require mental health services
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The State commits itself to promoting the well-being of people by ensuring that mental heal is valued, promoted and protected
T he State affirms the basic right of all Filipinos to mental health as well as the fundamental rights of people who require mental health services.
Also, the State commits itself to promoting the well-being of people by ensuring that:
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mental health is valued, promoted and protected;
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mental health conditions are treated and prevented;
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timely, affordable, high quality, and culturally-appropriate mental health case is made available to the public;
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mental health services are free from coercion and accountable to the service users; and
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persons affected by mental health conditions are able to exercise the full range of human rights, and participate fully in society and at work free from stigmatization and discrimination.
These are among the reasons why the Mental Health Act was enacted.
What is Mental Health Act?
The law says:
Republic Act No. 11036 or the “Mental Health Act”, which took effect on July 05, 2018, is the law which talks about the mental health of an individual.
Mental health refers to a state of well-being which the individual realizes one’s own abilities and potentials, scopes adequately with the normal stresses of life, displays resilience in the face of extreme life events, works productively and fruitfully, and is able to make positive contribution to the community.
On the other hand, mental health condition refers to a neurologic or psychiatric condition characterized by the existence of a recognizable, clinically-significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behavioral that reflects a genetic or acquired dysfunction in the neurological, psychosocial, or developmental process underlying mental functioning. The determination of neurologic and psychiatric conditions shall be based on scientifically-accepted medical nomenclature and best available scientific and medical evidence.
What are the objectives of the Mental Health Act?
The law says:
The objectives of the Mental Health Act are as follows:
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Strengthen effective leadership and governance for mental health by, among others, formulating, developing, and implementing national policies, strategies, programs, and regulations relating to mental health;
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Develop and establish a comprehensive, integrated effective and efficient national mental health care system responsive to the psychiatric, neurologic, and psychosocial needs of the Filipino people;
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Protect the rights and freedoms of persons with psychiatric, neurologic, and psychosocial needs of the Filipino people;
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Strengthen information systems, evidence and research for mental health;
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Integrated mental health care in the basic health services; and
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Integrate strategies promoting mental health in educational institutions, the workplace, and in communities
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