ASEAN Policy Advocacy on Mental Health

1. Workshop to develop ASEAN Policy advocacy
On
Mental Health
3-5 June 2013
Bangkok

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19. List of potential ‘issues/GAPS’
• Accessibility to services
• Government policy, plan and legislation
• Stigmatization
• Human resource management and
development
• Financial resource mobilization
• Effective models for mental health
services
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20. List of potential ‘solutions’ for mhGAP
• Strengthen government policy, plan and
legislation
• Anti-stigmatization actions/campaigns
• Human resource management and
development
• Financial resource mobilization
• Develop effective models for mental health
services
• Strengthen information systems, evidence
and research for mental health
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21. Proposed solutions/strategies

22. Framework for actions on WHO’s
mhGAP
• Political commitment
• Assessment of needs and resources
• Development of a policy and legislative
infrastructure
• Delivery of the intervention package
• Mobilization of financial resources
• Monitoring and evaluation
Source: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241596206_eng.pdf
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23. Comprehensive mental health
action plan 2013–2020: Strategic objectives
• to strengthen effective leadership and governance for
mental health;
• to provide comprehensive, integrated and responsive
mental health and social care services in community-
based settings;
• to implement strategies for promotion and prevention in
mental health;
• to strengthen information systems, evidence and
research for mental health.
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24. Outline of Policy Brief on Mental
Health
• Background – Brief on mental health gap in ASEAN
(rational, statistic, evidence)
• Key Issues/Gaps in ASEAN
• Proposed key solutions/strategies
• Proposed actions to be taken and ways forward
(national responses, roles of key development
partners, role of AMT, ASEAN roles -- help in each
other)
• Length -- not more than 2 pages
• Appendix

25. Next Steps
• Thailand to form a small group to draft
• Circulate the draft to participants by e-mail –
by 20 June
• Get feedback by 25 June 2013
• Thailand to present at the AMT in 4-6 July,
Brunei
• The Chair of AMT to present to the 8th
SOMHD
in August 2013, Singapore

26. Next Steps
• Developed Mailing list: user name:
AMT10@googlegroups.com
• Circulate reports, draft policy brief
• Platform to connect each other

27. AMT Work Plan/Activities in 2014
• ASEAN Campaign on Mental Health
• Sharing information on drug substance abuse
(AMT & ASOD)
• Development of AMT Website (Thailand)
• Establishment of ASEAN Data Bank on MH
(Philippines)
• Share best practices/case studies (Indonesia)
• Establishment of ASEAN Network on MH
• 12th
ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (July &
Aug 2014, Dalat, Viet Nam)