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New law regulating mental health facilities soon

Published: 09 Jan 2013 - 02:53 am | Last Updated: 06 Feb 2022 - 12:41 am

DOHA: As part of the national strategy on mental health, Qatar is working on a new law regulating the facilities and services related to psychological and psychiatric care.

The national strategy includes establishment of a dedicated hospital and clinics for child psychiatry, separate from such facilities targeting adults, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday.

De-addiction centres to rehabilitate addicts will also be set up as part of the national strategy, where admission and stay will be compulsory for them, added the daily.

The Peninsula