The Committee is a permanent coordinating, consultative and professional body of the Board of the Government of the Slovak Republic on mental health for issues related to patient care with mental illnesses in both acute and long-term care, focusing on quality of life, linking health and social care. The Committee also deals with issues relating to therapeutic and therapeutic procedures, psychological diagnosis or diagnosis of mental disorders.
The Committee shall perform its tasks in promoting mental health, improving the quality and accessibility of care for people with mental illness, on the basis of advice or on its own initiative, with an emphasis on the cross-cutting nature of the issue.
The Committee shall perform its tasks according to its own plan of action and in accordance with the work plan of the Board of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Mental Health, which shall follow the Work Plan of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Plan of Legislative Tasks of the Government of the Slovak Republic.
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The first Committee meeting, held on 28.06.2021, presented information on the process of drawing up the National Programme for Mental Health as well as on the reforms and investments set out in the Recovery and Resilience Plan, which directly concern the Committee's work. For more details on the progress of the meeting, see the Committee's meetings and resolutions.