1. Project title
Project to reinforce medical treatment, care, and the promotion of mental health among children
and adolescents.
2. Country name
Republic of the Philippines
3. Background
The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. The Philippine Mental
Health Act came into force in 2019, and it is expected that people with mental illness will be moreconcerned about human rights protection. However, there are only 5 psychiatric hospitals and 14
general hospitals with psychiatric wards, 46 outpatient facilities, and only 2.0 specialists who areinvolved in mental health per 100,000 people.
The population of the Philippines is estimated to be at 100,981,437. Over the past 20 years, infantmortality has decreased, the population under fourteen was about 37% of the entire population(WHO AIMS, 2007). About 27% of children under 5 years are malnourished. Children with mental
health problems are also a cause of concern (Cagande, 2013, Larson LM., 2017).
In the Philippines, 16% of children had mental disorders (WHO AIMS, 2007). However, only 28% ofoutpatients are involved in child adolescence, only 7% in treatment facilities and 3% in beds inhome care facilities. Also, there are only 2% beds for children and adolescents in the two psychiatrichospitals.
Therefore, we think that the medical treatment need about mental health of a child will increase
more in future.

4. Objective
Medical doctor, nurse, social worker, and reseacher who treat children with mental health problems in thePhilippines
5. Program outline
The content of the training in Japan and the Philippines is related to diagnosis of child andadolescents with psychiatric problems, pharmacotherapy, psychosocial treatment and disaster
psychiatry for medical doctors, psychologists, nurses, public health nurses. There will be some site
visits to institutions that provide consultation and treatment services for children with mental
health problems in both countries.
6. Implementation structure
6-1. Japanese side
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Global
Health and Medicine will be the central organization, and will be conducted in collaboration with
the University of the Ryukyus and National Center of Neulorogy and Psychiatry.
6-2. Counterpart country side

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The University of the Philippines Manila will be the center and will cooperate with the Philippine
General Hospital, the National Center of Mental Health and the Philippine Society for Child andAdolescent Psychiatry.

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7. Indicator
1) Training in Japan (trainee acceptance)
Held workshops on diagnostic techniques for psychiatric disorders specific tochildren and adolescents such as autism, pharmacotherapy, and psychosocialtreatment. Inspection of related organizations.
7-1. Output
2) Training in the Philippines
Training for strengthening the benefits of domestic training (dispatched byJapanese experts), lectures on diagnostic techniques, practical instruction1) training participants in Japan-Tree doctors (members of the Philippine Children's Psychiatric Association) andfaculty members of the Department of Public Health at the University of thePhilippines at Manila.
7-2. Outcome2) training participants in the Philippines-Five medical doctors (members of the Philippine Children's Psychiatric
Association), and 5 medical staff such as psychologists, social workers, nurses,
public health nurses and teachers.
1) In conjunction with the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
prepare a text on training for child psychiatry and hold a workshop

7-3. Impact2) A multi-institutional network for child care such as medical care, health,education, as well as a network of medical staff of various types of occupations willbe established

8. Main activities
8-1. Training in 20191)

Training in the University of Philippines (Dispatch one Japanese expert and one NCGM
staff for two days in June)

2)

Training in the University of Philippines (Dispatch two Japanese experts and three NCGM
staff between September and November, for three days)

3)

Training in Japan (Receive five trainees between December for three days)

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