Make the country’s first Mental Health Act happen. #MHActnow

The Issue

According to the WHO, 1 in 5 people suffer from mental health problems worldwide, yet there are only 0.05 psychiatrists per 100,000 people in the Philippines; most health insurance companies still don’t cover mental health-related issues, and the stigma still weighs heavily on people suffering from mental illness. 

If you want this to change, act now. Sign the petition for the country’s first ever Mental Health Act. 

An initiative by the Philippine Psychiatric Association, the Mental Health Act aims to protect the rights of people with mental disorders and/or disabilities by putting in place an official body that will oversee the policies and programs that need to be developed to prevent and treat mental illnesses, and to promote the mental health of Filipinos.

 

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Philippine Psychiatric AssociationPetition StarterMISSION AND VISION Mission: Our Mission as the Philippine Psychiatric Association is to advance the field of mental health and Psychiatry through the development of its members as LEADERS in the provision of the best standards of care for the BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL WELL BEING of patients, families, communities, and ourselves. Vision: The Philippine Psychiatric Association is the premier organization of L.E.A.D.E.R.S. in the advancement of mental health and psychiatric care globally. ◉ Leader ◉ Educator ◉ Advocate ◉ Diagnostician ◉ Exper ◉ Researche ◉Social Change Agent
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The Issue

According to the WHO, 1 in 5 people suffer from mental health problems worldwide, yet there are only 0.05 psychiatrists per 100,000 people in the Philippines; most health insurance companies still don’t cover mental health-related issues, and the stigma still weighs heavily on people suffering from mental illness. 

If you want this to change, act now. Sign the petition for the country’s first ever Mental Health Act. 

An initiative by the Philippine Psychiatric Association, the Mental Health Act aims to protect the rights of people with mental disorders and/or disabilities by putting in place an official body that will oversee the policies and programs that need to be developed to prevent and treat mental illnesses, and to promote the mental health of Filipinos.

 

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Philippine Psychiatric AssociationPetition StarterMISSION AND VISION Mission: Our Mission as the Philippine Psychiatric Association is to advance the field of mental health and Psychiatry through the development of its members as LEADERS in the provision of the best standards of care for the BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL WELL BEING of patients, families, communities, and ourselves. Vision: The Philippine Psychiatric Association is the premier organization of L.E.A.D.E.R.S. in the advancement of mental health and psychiatric care globally. ◉ Leader ◉ Educator ◉ Advocate ◉ Diagnostician ◉ Exper ◉ Researche ◉Social Change Agent
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Philippine Legislators: Senators, Congressmen
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Petition created on October 15, 2014