After the rejection of the health item in Congress, in the context of discussing the 2024 budget, the Mental Health is Health Network asked the Government and parliament to consider this as an opportunity to correcting the lack of investment in mental health and give compliance with President Gabriel Boric’s program. It means, increase the budget allocated to mental health from 2% to 6% at the end of his four years of leadership.
Carlos Ibáñez, coordinator of the Mental Health is Health Network, said that “the mental health item in the budget project submitted by the government is very regrettable,” because “it does not allow us to reduce the enormous health care needs that are pending.”
“If the health system has deficiencies in the field of physical illness, then the deficit in the field of mental health is a shame and in this budget item there is no increase in investment, even though the Government is committed to doubling resources in this area”, he claimed.
In this case, the organization reminds of that The health budget includes nearly $1.2 billion in growthor 8.1%, which is very positive for people with physical health problems.
However, by not guaranteeing equal improvement in mental health problems, they suggest that it is the state that is providing that guarantee contributing to a huge increase in inequality there is a gap between access and coverage of mental health problems, compared to physical health problems.
In this regard, the latest bulletin published by MINSAL reported that the estimated expenditure on public mental health reached $208 billion, representing 1.7% of public health expenditure in Chile in 2021. When comparing these results with international data, they concluded that The results shown by Chile are very low compared to other OECD countries Regarding public spending: Italy (3.4%), South Korea (3.8%), Australia (7.6%), Canada (10.6%), United Kingdom (10.3%) and France (15%) .
Similarly, from the Network they point out that the Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development recommends that at least 5% of public health budgets be allocated to mental health in low- and middle-income countries, and 10% in high-income countries. income countries.
In this way, the Mental Health is Health Network points out that a few weeks ago a group of deputies, sensitive to the mental health crisis that society is suffering, sent a resolution to President Boric in which they asked Funding to reduce gaps in outpatient mental health beds and serviceswhich have not been reflected in the budget items.
“As a Network, we condemn serious negligence in the field of mental health, therefore, we congratulate the legislators who rejected a budget that does not meet the needs of Chilean society or kept the government’s promise by declaring a commitment to mental health”, they highlighted.
After the rejection of the health item in Congress, in the context of discussing the 2024 budget, the Mental Health is Health Network asked the Government and parliament to consider this as an opportunity to correcting the lack of investment in mental health and give compliance with President Gabriel Boric’s program. It means, increase the budget allocated to mental health from 2% to 6% at the end of his four years of leadership.
Carlos Ibáñez, coordinator of the Mental Health is Health Network, said that “the mental health item in the budget project submitted by the government is very regrettable,” because “it does not allow us to reduce the enormous health care needs that are pending.”
“If the health system has deficiencies in the field of physical illness, then the deficit in the field of mental health is a shame and in this budget item there is no increase in investment, even though the Government is committed to doubling resources in this area”, he claimed.
In this case, the organization reminds of that The health budget includes nearly $1.2 billion in growthor 8.1%, which is very positive for people with physical health problems.
However, by not guaranteeing equal improvement in mental health problems, they suggest that it is the state that is providing that guarantee contributing to a huge increase in inequality there is a gap between access and coverage of mental health problems, compared to physical health problems.
In this regard, the latest bulletin published by MINSAL reported that the estimated expenditure on public mental health reached $208 billion, representing 1.7% of public health expenditure in Chile in 2021. When comparing these results with international data, they concluded that The results shown by Chile are very low compared to other OECD countries Regarding public spending: Italy (3.4%), South Korea (3.8%), Australia (7.6%), Canada (10.6%), United Kingdom (10.3%) and France (15%) .
Similarly, from the Network they point out that the Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development recommends that at least 5% of public health budgets be allocated to mental health in low- and middle-income countries, and 10% in high-income countries. income countries.
In this way, the Mental Health is Health Network points out that a few weeks ago a group of deputies, sensitive to the mental health crisis that society is suffering, sent a resolution to President Boric in which they asked Funding to reduce gaps in outpatient mental health beds and serviceswhich have not been reflected in the budget items.
“As a Network, we condemn serious negligence in the field of mental health, therefore, we congratulate the legislators who rejected a budget that does not meet the needs of Chilean society or kept the government’s promise by declaring a commitment to mental health”, they highlighted.
After the rejection of the health item in Congress, in the context of discussing the 2024 budget, the Mental Health is Health Network asked the Government and parliament to consider this as an opportunity to correcting the lack of investment in mental health and give compliance with President Gabriel Boric’s program. It means, increase the budget allocated to mental health from 2% to 6% at the end of his four years of leadership.
Carlos Ibáñez, coordinator of the Mental Health is Health Network, said that “the mental health item in the budget project submitted by the government is very regrettable,” because “it does not allow us to reduce the enormous health care needs that are pending.”
“If the health system has deficiencies in the field of physical illness, then the deficit in the field of mental health is a shame and in this budget item there is no increase in investment, even though the Government is committed to doubling resources in this area”, he claimed.
In this case, the organization reminds of that The health budget includes nearly $1.2 billion in growthor 8.1%, which is very positive for people with physical health problems.
However, by not guaranteeing equal improvement in mental health problems, they suggest that it is the state that is providing that guarantee contributing to a huge increase in inequality there is a gap between access and coverage of mental health problems, compared to physical health problems.
In this regard, the latest bulletin published by MINSAL reported that the estimated expenditure on public mental health reached $208 billion, representing 1.7% of public health expenditure in Chile in 2021. When comparing these results with international data, they concluded that The results shown by Chile are very low compared to other OECD countries Regarding public spending: Italy (3.4%), South Korea (3.8%), Australia (7.6%), Canada (10.6%), United Kingdom (10.3%) and France (15%) .
Similarly, from the Network they point out that the Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development recommends that at least 5% of public health budgets be allocated to mental health in low- and middle-income countries, and 10% in high-income countries. income countries.
In this way, the Mental Health is Health Network points out that a few weeks ago a group of deputies, sensitive to the mental health crisis that society is suffering, sent a resolution to President Boric in which they asked Funding to reduce gaps in outpatient mental health beds and serviceswhich have not been reflected in the budget items.
“As a Network, we condemn serious negligence in the field of mental health, therefore, we congratulate the legislators who rejected a budget that does not meet the needs of Chilean society or kept the government’s promise by declaring a commitment to mental health”, they highlighted.
