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This 2nd installment of TPA Now! Special Policy Edition presents the situation of mental health in the country, including current policies and efforts to provide mental health services. It then highlights the results of the monitoring done by PRO-Health, a civil society initiative on health rights organizing, particularly on mental health. It then presents recommendations on how mental health services can be improved in the country, particularly underscoring the importance of getting the perspectives and inputs of the youth in mental health policy-making process.
TPA Now! Special Health and Education Policy Edition is a collection of news features and policy briefs on education and health. It covers actions, issues and agenda central to two ongoing major initiatives of G-Watch: PRO-Health and Multiply-Ed.
It consists of five issues covering the agenda of nutrition, teaching quality, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), inclusive education and mental health.
Bearing G-Watch’s 25th year logo, this TPA Now! special series also forms part of the year-long celebration of 25 years of G-Watch in advancing transparency, participation and accountability, now expanding its application to as many sectors and agenda critical to ordinary citizens.
This second issue of the TPA Now! Special Education and Health Policy Edition underscores the need for a comprehensive mental health response with meaningful youth participation.