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Mental health awareness has been increasing in China during the past few years due to improved living standards. In May 2012, China’s long-awaited national legislation on mental health was implemented.
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Under the law, general hospitals are required to set up mental health departments and to help train medical workers in the field.
Mental health education has been gradually expanded to schools and educational institutions nationwide.
The item on May 26, 2014, from China Daily (right) showed freshmen at East China Jiaotong University being trained in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, as part of a psychological support R C C C D S S C S R C S D C O D C S S D S D D R S O S R 18/26 16/27 28/33 21/31 21/31 25/35 15/25 21/30 9/24 22/27 19/23 25/35 4/17 13/26 12/22 18/30 27/35 21/29 18/22 16/23 13/19 18/24 12/17 14/17 7/22 15/20 17/19 17/18 R C Sh C S C C S S D O C D C O C C D C D S O D R S D S D program for students.
Mental health education and awareness will be popularized and promoted across the country by 2020, according to the first government guideline aimed at promoting psychological wellbeing released last year.
It said all educational institutions, from kindergartens to universities, should pay attention to the mental health of students and provide psychological support. FRIDAY SATURDAY Abu Dhabi 26/43 Bangkok 27/36 Colombo 26/29 Dubai 29/39 Hanoi 26/34 Islamabad 20/37 Jakarta 25/31 Karachi 27/40 Kuala Lumpur 25/32 Manila 27/36 Mumbai 28/33 New Delhi 26/44 Pyongyang 15/27 Riyadh 24/38 Seoul 15/25 Singapore 26/32 Sydney 14/18 Teheran 21/30 Tokyo 19/29 Wellington 11/13 Yangon 24/33 S D R S D S D S D D C S S C C D D S S O D 27/39 27/34 25/30 30/37 25/35 22/38 24/32 28/39 25/33 26/36 27/34 25/43 14/27 23/38 16/28 27/32 12/19 21/30 18/28 10/13 24/34 S D R S S C D S D D D S S S C D D S O D D
Health experts said a major problem hindering the development of mental health services in China is lack of expertise.
The total number of certified psychiatrists in the country was about 27,000 by the end of 2015, official data showed, but at least 40,000 are needed to meet demand. BuenosAires 10/14 Caracas 26/29 Chicago 23/27 Houston 24/29 Las Vegas 25/33 Los Angeles 15/20 Mexico city 19/25 New York 19/26 Ottawa 15/24 Rio De Janeiro 19/22 San Francisco 13/16 Sao Paulo 13/18 Vancouver 14/20 Washington 20/27 Cairo 25/34 CapeTown 13/17 Johannesburg 3/18 Lagos 27/28 Nairobi 15/24 S D S D S D C S S D D D C S S D S D D 9/15 C 25/29 D 19/26 C 24/29 D 25/28 S 15/20 D 18/24 C 18/31 S 20/25 D 20/22 D 12/21 D 13/20 D 11/16 C 17/28 S 22/31 S 13/18 D 4/17 S 27/27 D 14/25 C