Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Country Resources Mental Health Strategies and Plans Policy document

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Vision
We look forward to having the Republic of Srpska in which everyone will understand the importance of mental health for the common good, know how to keep and improve their own mental health and the mental health of others. Good mental health will contribute to a healthier
Republic of Srpska, as well as to the equality and respect for the guaranteed human rights and freedoms, social solidarity and cohesion among different social classes and groups, healthier family, school and work environments, and greater social inclusion and equality among the genders.

Principles
We believe that people have the capacity to change and that they can attain productive changes in their own mental health in the way they feel and live their lives. We deem it necessary to have a joint and coordinated action by the authorities, institutions, organizations
and associations in the creation of the context, conditions and the possibility to introduce changes with an aim to have better mental health for everyone. The Strategy is based on the principles of public health protection, protection of human rights, dignity
and equality, comprehensiveness, destigmatization, partnership in community, gender sensibility and public participation.

Objectives
General objectives:
- Promotion and protection of metal health of the population through the identification and strengthening of protective factors and mitigation of risk factors,
- Prevention of specific mental disorders with a focus on key risk and protective factors,
- Improvement of treatment (early detection, early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation) of people suffering from mental disorders and
- Improvement of the quality of life, social inclusion, health and equality and recuperation of the people suffering from mental disorders, mitigation of stigma and discrimination

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