Department of Health

Receiving Officer 01:07 PM, Oct 19, 2023

October 19, 2023

Dear Angel,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 18, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Status of Mental Illness in NCR and Rizal Province.

We received your request on Oct 18, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 08, 2023 10:28:57 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0yNDcxMTUwODAyMzgM, for request with ticket number #DOH-247115080238.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 01:34 PM, Oct 19, 2023

Dear Angel,

Please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB) for action. Kindly await for their response, thank you.

All the best and God bless!

Maker 02:58 PM, Dec 05, 2023

December 5, 2023

Dear Angel Cuales,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 18, 2023 10:28:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Status of Mental Illness in NCR and Rizal Province.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Please refer to the Mental Health Program at https://doh.gov.ph/national-mental-health-program for an overview of the services we provide and some materials we readily share.  Rest assured that the Mental Health Division looks into these conditions in compliance with RA11036, otherwise known as the Mental Health Act, which encompassess mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders.

Thank you for your interest in mental health. This is in response to your eFOI request (#DOH-247115080238) regarding your data request related to mental illness cases in NCR and Rizal Province (2015-2023), particularly the following:

1. Top 5 Highest case of Mental Illness in NCR and Rizal Province. - You may refer to the NSMHW for this.
2. Age: What age group is most affected by Mental Illness? In the meantime, the NSMHW provides an overview of the age group affected by a specific list of mental health conditions. There are also estimates available through the World Health Organization. 
 3. Statistics about the Mental Illness among Students: Elementary to College.
4. Common causes of Mental Illness among Students in NCR and Rizal Province.

We would like to share with you the draft terminal report (attached) of the National Survey for Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW) to give us a picture of the mental health status of the country as a whole while we wait for the consolidation of electronic medical records of patients and as we improve our information systems. The study is a household survey that was commissioned by DOH to provide information on the state of mental health in the country while we improve our hospital data. You may refer to the CHDs for data if available. Attached is the directory of Centers for Health Development for your reference. You may ask in these offices for specific data. (NCR and Rizal). 

Thank you


Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Central Appeals and Review Committee, at foi@doh.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer

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