Tag: mental health
Govt committed to prioritising mental health, allocating 5% of health budget to services
The government is committed to prioritising, promoting, and protecting mental health, with a focus on preventing mental disorders and ensuring ... Read More
New action plan launched to address mental health, suicide
The approach to addressing mental health and suicide issues in Guyana is set to transform, following the launch of the ... Read More
Comprehensive mental health plan underway as gov’t continues to expand services
The Ministry of Health has been working to develop a more comprehensive eight-year plan to expand its mental health services, ... Read More
Gov’t mulling training police officers, teachers to detect mental illnesses – Health minister
Added to the training being rolled out to primary healthcare workers, police and teachers may soon be among the groups ... Read More
More persons being trained to detect signs of mental illness
as gov’t increases focus on mental health The Ministry of Health’s Gatekeepers initiative will continue to see persons trained to ... Read More
$98.9M state-of-the-art psychiatric department opens at GPHC
The newly refurbished state-of-the-art $98.9 million Psychiatric Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was launched on Tuesday to ... Read More
Measures being put in place to tackle mental health among youth
- Minister Anthony With the world quickly zeroing in on the importance of mental health following the advent of COVID-19, ... Read More
Gov’t continues to prioritise mental health in Guyana
- Mental Health and Well-Being conference begins - University students laud gov’t approach to mental health Mental Health continues to ... Read More
20 international specialists for four-day mental health, well-being conference
Guyanese will benefit from the expertise of some 20 specialists from the Caribbean, Australia, South Africa, Europe, the United States, ... Read More