Mental Health Act

2A. Purpose of the Act

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

The purpose of this Act is to provide a framework to—

(a)promote the mental health and well-being of all persons, including reducing the incidences of mental illness;

(b)co-ordinate the prevention of mental illness, access to mental health care, treatment and rehabilitation services of persons with mental illness;

(c)reduce the impact of mental illness, including the effects of stigma on individuals, family and the community;

(d)promote recovery from mental illness and enhance rehabilitation and integration of person with mental illness into the community;

(e)ensure that the rights of a person with mental illness is protected and safeguarded;

(f)adopt a holistic approach to community-based mental health services; and

(g)promote the provision of mental health services in primary health facilities.