EC MEC puts out a call to everyone to help fight for improved mental health treatment
MEC of health in the Eastern Cape Nomakhosazana Meth says mental health issues are a societal matter and the responsibility to deal with them does not belong to her department alone.
"On assumption of office in the department, I adopted mental health as my special programme. It is for this reason that I appointed mental health registered counsellors and used my powers to create these posts additional to the organogram," said Meth.She said others declined the offers, but she was confident that she would soon fill the five remaining posts.
The department has prioritised the promotion of mental health and treatment of all mental health conditions across the lifespan, and this has been done through the process of strengthening primary mental health care, the appointment of a district team, and an infrastructure plan. "Hence, we have to partner with the communities to promote mental health services. And try to prevent mental health issues," she said. The health MEC said drugs and substance abuse aggravated the issues around mental health problems. This was particularly prevalent among young people. She added the 28 district hospitals were targeted to build and improve mental health services and infrastructure.
She mentioned mental health had always been her special programme because no one had owned up to it before and she wanted to ensure that its services were not only accessible but of high quality. She said they had since appointed a director of mental health services. He said some of the patients presented to them very late and showed some signs of mental illness that were not picked up early even by their families.
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