Wazzup Pilipinas!
In a historic vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed on third and
final reading a national mental health policy, the first of its kind in the
country.
Senate Bill No. 1354 otherwise known as the Philippine Mental Health Law
was sponsored and principally authored by Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros. It
seeks to integrate mental health services and programs in the public health
system. The bill also mandates the government to put up basic mental
health services at the community level and psychiatric, psychosocial and
neurologic services in all regional, provincial and tertiary hospitals.
Philippines: One of few countries in the world without a mental health
law
"This is an historic day for all of us. After being one of the few
countries left without a mental health policy, we are now one step closer to
realizing a national mental health law to comprehensively address the
Filipinos’ mental health needs and ensure that our rights as persons with
mental health needs are protected and secured," Hontiveros said.
Hontiveros thanked her fellow senators for supporting the passage of the
said bill. She particularly commended the Senate's new Chairperson of the
Committee on Health, Senator JV Ejercito, for backing the proposed
measure.
"Invisible illness, invisible war"
"Because of this measure, our people with mental health needs will
no longer suffer silently in the dark. They will no longer endure an invisible
illness and fight an invisible war," Hontiveros said.
In 2012 alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there
were 2,558 cases of Filipinos committing suicide, averaging to 7 suicide cases
daily. On the other hand, the Department of Health (DOH) counts that 1 in
5 Filipino adults have some form of mental illness, with schizophrenia, depression
and anxiety topping the incidents of disorder.
Hontiveros’ mental health bill was co-authored by Senators Vicente
"Tito" Sotto, Loren Legarda, Antonio Trillanes, Bam Aquino, Sonny
Angara, and Joel Villanueva.
Mental health advocates led by Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa,
Antoinette Taus and Jerika Ejercito attended the senate session and lauded the
passage of the said bill.
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