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Policy Brief: Mental Health in Catarman, Northern Samar
Catarman, a first class municipality and the capital of Northern Samar, was one of the research sites of the mhPAD study. From the data collected, together with consultations with the Municipal Health Officer, policy recommendations addressing gaps in the municipality’s mental health system are given, including: integration of mental health in the primary health care services; empowerment and activation of support-structure from barangay-level officials and workers; and reduction of stigma and discrimination in the communities.
By ACRI mhPAD Team
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Mental Health
Policy Brief: Mental Health in Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte is a province in Mindanao which includes six municipalities that were randomly chosen to be part of the research sites of the mhPAD study. From the data collected, together with consultations with the provincial hospital’s lone psychiatrist, policy recommendations addressing gaps in the province’s mental health system are given, including: recognition of mental health as a public health priority through the development and strengthening of a provincial mental health program; strengthening of the operational management system in the provincial implementation of the mental health Medicine Access Program (MAP); and addressing and overcoming mental illness discrimination within communities.
By ACRI mhPAD Team
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Mental Health
Policy Brief: Mental Health in MIMAROPA
Region IV-B is a region composed of islands. The municipality of Gasan in Marinduque was randomly selected as one of the research sites of the mhPAD study. From the data collected, together with consultations with the Regional Mental Health Coordinator, policy recommendations addressing gaps in the region’s mental health system are given, including: improvement in the capacity of primary care workers to provide mental health services; building of access to telemedicine services; establishment of an acute psychiatric unit in the region; and increasing of mental health literacy.
By ACRI mhPAD Team