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MhGap

“Mental Health Global


Action Program (mhGAP)
•Mental health and well-being is a concern of all. Addressing concerns
related to MNS contributes to the attainment of the SDGs. Through a
comprehensive mental health program that includes a wide range of
promotive, preventive, treatment and rehabilitative services; that is for
all individuals across the life course especially those at risk of and
suffering from MNS disorders; integrated in various treatment settings
from community to facility that is implemented from the national to
the barangay level; and backed with institutional support mechanisms
from different government agencies and CSOs, we hope to attain the
highest possible level of health for the nation because there is no
Universal Health Care without mental health
Vision
•A society that promotes the well-being of all Filipinos, supported by
transformative multi-sectoral partnerships, comprehensive mental health policies
and programs, and a responsive service delivery network

Mission
•To promote over-all wellness of all Filipinos, prevent mental, psychosocial, and
neurologic disorders, substance abuse and other forms of addiction, and reduce
burden of disease by improving access to quality care and recovery in order to
attain the highest possible level of health to participate fully in society.
Objectives

•To promote participatory governance and leadership in mental health


•To strengthen coverage of mental health services through
multi-sectoral partnership to provide high quality service aiming at best
patient experience in a responsive service delivery network
•To harness capacities of LGUs and organized groups to implement
promotive and preventive interventions on mental health
•To leverage quality data and research evidence for mental health
•To set standards for compliance in different aspects of services
Program Components

1. Wellness of Daily Living


•All health/social/poverty reduction/safety and security programs and the like are
protective factors in general for the entire population
•Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle, Prevention and Control of Diseases, Family
wellness programs, etc
•School and workplace health and wellness programs
2. Extreme Life Experience
•Provision of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) during personal
and community wide disasters
3. Mental Disorder
4. Neurologic Disorders
5. Substance Abuse and other Forms of Addiction
Calendar of Activities

•September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day


•October 10 -World Mental Health Day
•2nd Week of October - National Mental Week
Statistics
•The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that

❖154 million people suffer from depression


❖million from schizophrenia
❖877,000 people die by suicide every year
❖50 million people suffer from epilepsy
❖24 million from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
❖15.3 million persons with drug use disorders
Based on Global Epidemiology on Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of
Psychiatry, 2015 and Kaufman’s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists,
7th edition, 2013

❖Schizophrenia ---1% …..1 Million


❖Bipolar ---1% …. 1 Million
❖Major Depressive Disorder ---17% …. 17 M
❖Dementia --- 5% (of older than 65) …..
❖Epilepsy ---0.06% …. 600,000
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