2024-07-24 01:25:03
President Gabriel Boric said that “we have to break with the prejudices that have traditionally been established regarding mental health.”
The President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, together with the Minister of Health, Ximena Aguilera, presented the project of Comprehensive Mental Health Law which seeks to improve the quality of care in the public health network.
According to the president from the Community Mental Health Center in San Antonio, Valparaíso Region, this initiative will allow us to promote and protect the mental health of all people throughout the development of his or her life.
According to La Moneda, the Comprehensive Mental Health Law “will harmonize various legal bodies to ensure adequate respect for the rights of individuals and in other contexts of community life.”
In this regard, Gabriel Boric stated that “We have to break with prejudices that have traditionally been installed regarding mental health.”
Along these lines, he recalled that the Government has promoted several measures to improve the mental health of families such as lthe creation of the Suicide Prevention telephone line *4141, the reduction in the price of medicines thanks to the Cenabast Law, in addition to increasing scholarships for the specialty of psychiatry.
What is the Comprehensive Mental Health Law?
The Head of State explained that “this project seeks Promote social inclusion and address the needs of people with mental illness and conditionswith or without mental or intellectual disabilities. In addition, we want to reinforce the recognition of respect for dignity and human rights as essential in the application of this regulation.”
Along with this, The regulations propose creating an Interministerial Committee on Mental Healthwhich will be responsible for developing the National Mental Health Policy and its action plan, which will guide the State in the medium and long term.
We signed the Comprehensive Law project of #SaludMental 💚
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— Ximena Aguilera (@ximenaguilera) July 19, 2024
If you or anyone you know needs psychological help related to a mental health emergency or crisis, you can call 600 360 7777 or the Ministry of Health’s line *4141. This service is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also search for the nearest care center or connect with specialists via video call at THIS LINK.