Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector
for the Security Sector
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Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
for the Security Sector
ACTIVITYII
MentalHealthasa
Human Rightandits
Impactinthe
Workplace
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Training Module on the Right to Mental Health
for the Security Sector
TheRepublicAct11036otherwiseknownasMentalHealthActwassigned
intolawonJune20,2018andtookeffectonJuly5that sameyear.
Chapter I,Section2oftheMentalHealthActaffirmsthatallFilipinoshavethe
righttomentalhealthaswellasmentalhealthservices.
MentalHealthAct2018:
ཙ Mentalhealthisvalued,promoted,andprotected
ཙ Mentalhealthconditionsaretreatedandprevented
ཙ Personsaffectedbymentalhealthconditionscanexercisethefullrangeof
humanrights,andparticipatefullyinsocietyandatworkfreefrom
stigmatizationanddiscrimination
Mentalhealthisahumanright
Ourhealthandthehealthofthosewecareaboutisapartofdailyinterestand
concern.Regardlessofage,gender,socioͲeconomicorethnicbackground,we
considerourhealthtobeourmostbasicandessentialasset.
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