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New guidelines on mental health in Peru
Date
2019Institutions
Abstract
In October, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Peru approved the sectoral policy guidelines on mental health, which update those published 14 years ago. The five guidelines highlight the transitional framework of public mental health, from tertiary care (psychiatric hospitals) to secondary and primary care. They also call for the inclusion of mental health management in non-specialised centres and for the implementation of new community mental health centres across the country. The Ministry of Health took into account social determinants of health, human rights, and intercultural, intersectional, and territorial approaches for the development of these guidelines...
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