The Ministry of Public Health has announced the list of mental health treatment facilities in 2022, totaling 110, covering services nationwide. Get more service demand trends
13 Jan. 2023 – Ms. Trisulee Traisoranakul, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said that the Ministry of Public Health has issued an announcement on the list of mental health treatment facilities B.E. on 12 Jan. 23 and effective on the day following the announcement date or 13 Jan. 23 onwards
However, the essence of the announcement is to improve the list of mental health treatment facilities. to be consistent with the current situation Covering services for examination, treatment, and mental health treatment of people across the country. This latest announcement brings the total number of mental health treatment hospitals to 110, a nearly doubling increase compared to 2008 when the Mental Health Act B.E. The Ministry of Public Health issued a notification designating mental health treatment facilities, which at the time were available across the country, 41.
Ms. Traisulee said that all 110 mental health treatment facilities according to this latest announcement consist of Hospitals or institutions under the Department of Mental Health Ministry of Public Health 20 hospitals under the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Public Health Most of which are provincial hospitals. And 86 district hospitals that are ready, 7 hospitals under the Ministry of Higher Education, Rajavithi Hospital Under the Department of Medical Services, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital Navamindradhiraj University In Supervision of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Ananda Mahidol Hospital Under the Royal Thai Army Medical Department, Ban Phaeo Hospital (Public Organization) and Chalerm Phrakiat Judicial Hospital under the judiciary office
The Ministry of Public Health has continuously expanded its services for mental health treatment. in order to accommodate the trend that people have a need for both consulting services More healing from complex social conditions Massive social media awareness affect violent behavior and high stress until the occurrence of psychiatric illness
Ms. Trisulee said that the expansion of the treatment service unit Operate in parallel with the development of mental health counseling channels, such as the Department of Mental Health hotline 1323, educating via Facebook fan page 1323, consulting on mental health problems, adding functions “Mental Health Checkup” on the MorProm platform, etc.
For those who want to check the list of hospitals/institutions which is a mental health treatment facility Can be checked from the latest announcement of the Ministry of Public Health. Follow the following links: bit.ly/3QBxJ1v
