AMMAN — The world marked World Mental
Health Day on October 10, with the
World Health Organization (WHO) choosing the
slogan “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a priority”, according to
Khaberni.
اضافة اعلان
Solidarity is Global Institute (SIGI) organized the
international and local community to observe the day based on its societal
responsibilities and roles in society in accordance with its vision and goals,
SIGI, also known as Tadamon, referred to mental
health services in Jordan provided by the Ministry of Health, represented by
the National Center for Mental Health, and 52 mental health clinics spread
around the Kingdom, which operate within public health centers, in addition to
the 55 private sector psychiatric clinics working with organizations and
associations that operate in the field of health care.
200,000
visits to government psychiatric clinics in Jordan in 2021
According to the annual report issued by the
Ministry of Health in 2021,
96,224 people visited psychiatric clinics affiliated with organizations and
associations working in the field of health care, including 16,907 Jordanians,
of whom 6,060 were men and 10,847 women, 5,913 non-Jordanians, and 73,404 refugees,
as reported by UNHCR.
At the same time, 200,000 people visited psychiatric
clinics working with the National Center for Mental Health in Jordan in 2021.
Tadamon believes that in order to accomplish the
World Mental Health Day 2022 slogan, there must be legislation concerning
mental illness and a budget for mental health programs in Jordan, which need
to update, develop and expand the strategic plans for
mental health, by adding
curative and preventive programs, since the absence of specified legislation to
deal with mental illnesses poses a challenge in providing curative and
preventive services and programs.
According to WHO, 75 percent of countries in the world have
specialized mental health legislation; Tadamon expressed hope that Jordan will
be one of those countries in the near future, and thus be able to deal with
mental illnesses, and make a priority of providing best services and treatment
for all.
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