HCMC pilots emergency aid for depression

In Ho Chi Minh City,

has been established to provide persons showing with the assistance they require before they kill themselves. When symptoms of depression are detected, patients or family members can phone the HCMC Psychiatric Hospital's hotline, 19001267, or 115, which is used for .

When symptoms of depression are detected, patients or family members can phone the

, 19001267, or 115, which is used for general emergency health issues. If the patients are , they will be admitted to the hospital for . Otherwise, they will be handled through a community-based network. Although it is unclear how this network would operate, the city Health Department has stated that it will train medical professionals and at "."

The HCMC Health Department is scheduled to examine the initiative once a month to decide on improvements.

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