The National Center for Mental Health is dedicated to delivering preventive, curative and rehabilitative mental health care services.It is categorized as Special Research Training Center and Hospital under Department of Health on January 30, 1987. It has an authorized bed capacity of 4,200 inpatients and served an average of 56,000 outpatients per year.
Mandate & Functions
NCMH was established in 1925 through Public Works Act 3258. It was formally opened on December 17, 1928 and was originally called the INSULAR PSYCHOPATIC HOSPITAL. It was later called the National Mental Hospital. On November 12, 1986, it was renamed NATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NCMH) through Memorandum Circular No. 48 issued by the Office of the President.
Services & Resources
The National Center for Mental Health is categorized as a Special Research Training Center and hospital under Department of Health. The NCMH is a special training and research hospital mandated to render a comprehensive (preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative) range of quality mental health services nationwide.
Executive Committee
The National Center for Mental Health is composed of well-trained, highly-skilled and dedicated professionals and individuals who achieved prestigious recognition in their repective fields. NCMH doctors and nurses are known around the globe for their hardwork, competence, and dedication; thus making NCMH the country's forefront institution in giving mental health care services to its people.
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Transparency
Transparency Seal of Good Governance
In compliance with Sec 104 of the General Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2023, Sec. 104 is the Transparency Seal provision to wit:
SEC. 104 TRANSPARENCY SEAL.
To enhance transparency and enforce accountability, all agencies of the government shall maintain a Transparency Seal to be posted on their websites.
SYMBOLISM
A pearl buried inside a tightly shut shell is practically worthless. Government information is a pearl, meant to be shared with the public in order to maximize its inherent value.
The Transparency Seal, depicted by a pearl shining out of an open shell, is a symbol of a policy shift towards openness in access to government information. On the one hand, it hopes to inspire Filipinos in the civil service to be more open to citizen engagement; on the other, to invite the Filipino citizenry to exercise their right to participate in governance. This initiative is envisioned as a step in the right direction towards solidifying the position of the Philippines as the Pearl of the Orient – a shining example of democratic virtue in the region.
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The National Center for Mental Health is categorized as a Special Research Training Center and hospital under Department of Health. The NCMH is a special training and research hospital mandated to render a comprehensive (preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative) range of quality mental health services nationwide. It also gives and creates venues for quality mental health education, training and research geared towards hospital and community mental health services nationwide.
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