Training Module on the Right to Mental Health Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Local Health Leaders for Local Health Leaders Mental Health Landscape • Most funds go to mental hospitals • No specific mental health line in the health budget. • Mostly paid for out of pocket by service users • Filipinos seek care for mental health from private providers or traditional resources Source: Philippines WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health Situational Assessment (WHO, 2020) Slide 14 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Local Health Leaders Mental Health Landscape • Intentional self-harm increased by 26% • Deaths due to intentional self-harm recorded a 25.7% • Between 2019 and 2020, registered deaths due to intentional self-harm increased by 27.5% – from 2,808 to 3,529. (PSA, 2021) • Intentional self-harm was the 3rd leading cause of death among young people in the Philippines. (WHO, 2020) majority excessively consumed drugs and alcohol Contributing Factors: depression, bullying, death of a loved one, or trauma Slide 15 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Local Health Leaders Mental Health Landscape Significant portions of MH-related cases are found in young adults Slide 16 51