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Data for Psychiatric hospital

Requested from DOH by J. CIRIACO at 11:35 AM on Sep 30, 2023.
Purpose: Architectural Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 09/30/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-095776660202

CIRIACO 11:35 AM, Sep 30, 2023 

Data to be requested to my thesis proposal psychiatric hospital are the following:

1. Existing Hospital Statistics.
2. Suicide statistics.
3. Depression statistics.
4. Professionals who handle psychiatric patient statistics.
5. Psychiatric patient statistics.
6. Problems and solutions in the hospital.
7. Projects and programs to improve the hospital.
8. Demand and supply statistics.
9. Psychiatric hospital policy, rules and regulations.
10. Psychiatric hospital requirements.
11. Region with the highest number of Mental Patient.
12. Age range of PWD (2019-2023)

Receiving Officer 03:35 PM, Oct 02, 2023 

October 2, 2023

Dear JEM FRANCIS CIRIACO,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 30, 2023 11:35:12 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Data for Psychiatric hospital.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

Visit the DOH Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) website at https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/licensing-accreditation-of-health-facilities-and-services/ and the DOH Permit to Construct (PTC) for the Psychiatric Care Facility

The DOH accredited Psychiatric Care Facility is posted in the HFSRB website at https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/list-of-licensed-health-facilities/

The Mental Health Division has yet to establish the Mental Health Information System that integrates and consolidates mental health related data including cases on mental health conditions.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with the up-to-date statistics as we are yet to establish a mental health information system (MHIS) but we are also pleased to share with you the attached National Survey for Mental Health and Well-being

We would like to share with you the attached latest Mental Health Atlas 2020 as reference. This is our country profile at https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-2017-country-profile-philippines

The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) at https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/treatment-care/mental-health-gap-action-programme, which focuses on services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders specifically in the 9 priority conditions: depression, psychosis, epilepsy/seizures, developmental disorders, behavioral disorders, dementia, alcohol use, drug use and self-harm.

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as data on psychiatric patients is handled by each Psychiatric Care facility

Thank you


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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 2020 Mental Health Atlas.pdf
 NSMHW  Report and Policy Recommendations  version 38_07012023 (2) (1).pdf

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