VISION

Leading the way in providing complete quality mental health services for a more harmonious, dynamic and well-balanced society.

MISSION

To ensure the provision of quality and complete health care services through holistic and effective treatment and rehabilitation for the mentally challenged persons and their families.

Bacolod City Mental Health Care Center is under the City Health Office of Bacolod. The following policies are based on Bacolod City Ordinance Establishing a Bacolod City Mental Health Care Center (2004).

OBJECTIVES

To consult, admit, and treat mentally ill patients by administering appropriate medication, therapeutic activities and other related measures to enhance fast recovery in Out Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Department (IPD)

To facilitate the detoxification and treatment of psychotic substance abusers (i.e. methamphetamine, alcohol, etc.)

To de-institutionalize patients and re-integrate them to their family and community

To let the patients understand the nature of their illness in order that they will be responsible enough to monitor their own medication and personal needs

To take care of the chronically ill

To possibly teach the patients income-generating projects through occupational therapy to prepare them for discharge from BCMHCC