The Community Mental Health Program in Calabarzon: Preliminary report from an internal review of an innovative service integration initiative for Schizophrenia

Eduardo C Janairo; Paulina A Calo; Marilou R Espiritu; Anthony T Abala; Kristel Anne N Buenaventura; Carl Abelardo T Antonio

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The Community Mental Health Program in Calabarzon: Preliminary report from an internal review of an innovative service integration initiative for Schizophrenia

Author: Eduardo C. Janairo ¹ ; Paulina A. Calo ¹ ; Marilou R. Espiritu ¹ ; Anthony T. Abala ² ; Kristel Anne N. Buenaventura ³ ; Carl Abelardo T. Antonio ^{4
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1. Center for Health Development Region IV-A(Calabarzon), Department of Health, Quezon City, Philippines
2. Department of Psychiatry, De La Salle College of Medicine, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmarinas City, Cavite, Philippines
3. Fatima University Medical Center, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines
4. Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
5. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Publication Type:Other Types
Keywords: Community Mental Health Services
MeSH: Schizophrenia; Mental Health Services; Program Evaluation; Paliperidone Palmitate
From: Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development 2021;25(2):69-74
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: The Community Mental Health Program (CMHP) of the Center for Health Development Calabarzon is an initiative that aims to integrate mental health into primary care to facilitate person-centered and holistic services. At the core of CMHP is a referral pathway between health centers and tertiary-level mental health services for the diagnosis and continuing management of persons with mental health conditions, as well as the use of an innovative medication (specifically for schizophrenia). This commentary presents lessons learned from a one-year implementation of CMHP in four pilot sites in the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, which stakeholders in mental health may consider in the design of community-based mental health programs to further the mandate of the Mental Health Act.
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