CPPCC member Zhang Xiaomei suggested that mental illness should be included in the report.
January 18, 2023
“Depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mental sub-health, and high mental illness have become outstanding issues in the public health field and have become a realistic issue affecting the social harmony and stability in China.” Committee member Zhang Xiaomei raised concerns to her. .
Committee member Zhang Xiaomei said that the proposal she had this year was "Recommendations for the inclusion of psychological counseling and treatment in the national health insurance system." She cited such a set of figures in her proposal: According to the statistics of the Center for Disease Control of the Ministry of Health, the ratio of people with mental disorders is higher. 10 times more than 10 years ago. The proposal pointed out that the construction of psychological treatment and intervention institutions in China is still in a preliminary state. Psychological consultation and psychological treatment are not in the scope of medical insurance, and the price of consultation and treatment at their own expense is generally high, which directly affects the consulting and rehabilitation of mental illness.
Zhang Xiaomei suggested that as soon as possible, psychological counseling and treatment should be included in the scope of medical insurance. National finance should also consider granting special financial support; setting up psychological counseling departments in general hospitals, encouraging social funds to build professional psychological counseling institutions and psychological education training schools, and increase professionalism. Psychological counselor training and employment assessment; and strengthen the supervision and management of the psychological counseling industry, standardized psychological counseling and treatment services and charges.