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South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Mental health

Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Policy guidelines

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy guidelines : child and adolescent mental health. [199-?]

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy guidelines for the licensing of residential and /or day care facilities for persons with mental illness and /or severe or profound intellectual disability. Pretoria: Government Printer, 2018. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 41498 (16 March 2018), notice no. 218. Correction notice In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 41571 (13 April 2018), notice no. 424. 

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy guidelines on 72-hour assessment of involuntary mental health care users. 2012.

South Africa. Department of Health. Policy guidelines on seclusion and restraint of mental health care users. 2012. 

National Health Policy Guidelines for Improved Mental Health in South Africa. 1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.HEAL.97.NATI
 

Policies and strategies

South Africa. Department of Health. National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan, 2023-2030. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2023. 

South Africa. Department of Health. National mental health policy framework and strategic plan 2013-2020

South Africa. Department of Health. Mental health policy framework for South Africa and strategic plan 2014-2020. October 2012.

Western Cape

Western Cape (South Africa). Dept. of Health. Mental Health Programme.    Implementation plan for the transformation of the mental health services in the Western Cape, March 1998 - March 2001.    [Cape Town? :   The Programme?],   1999. Shelf no. G PWC E.HEAL.98.IMPL

Western Cape (South Africa). Dept. of Health. Mental Health Programme.    Framework for mental health services in the Western Cape Province /    [Cape Town? :   The Programme?],   1999. Shelf no. G PWC E.HEAL.99.FRAM