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Working toward policy development is key to the PMHP's advocacy strategy.
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While South Africa has set about reforming its outdated apartheid-era mental health legislation, several ongoing challenges remain. There is an urgent need to develop a national mental health policy that
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reflects the opinions and priorities of a wide range of mental health stakeholders
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is based on sound evidence, and
- provides a blueprint for action on mental health in South Africa.
PMHP in partnership with the CPMH submitted a draft policy in May 2010.
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Through a range of partnerships, the PMHP has contributed to:
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To achieve our long-term vision - for all women in South Africa have access to quality maternal mental health services - we engage in policy development to
- shift attitudes
- decrease stigma
- communicate the need for maternal mental health care
- provide evidence-based best practice for providing mental health care in routine antenatal care
- increase use of primary health services by vulnerable groups
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