Lawmakers Urge Govt to Increase Funding for Mental Health Services UGIndependent: Uganda
The motion, which also called for prioritisation and improvement of mental health and psychiatric care in Uganda was moved by Aisha Kabanda, Butambala district MP during Tuesday plenary.
"We are worried that cases will increase. The budget in the Ministry of Health alone is not enough. Mental health services should be mainstreamed into all sectors," she said. "Children between 15 and 19 years are now more affected by mental illness and the majority are in schools. Their mental illnesses are not detected early. This calls for early detection. Children are increasingly committing suicide," she said.
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, said that mental health issues require urgent attention from government, and urged lawmakers to give the issue due attention.
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