Translated and annotated version of the 2015-2020 National Mental Health Work Plan of the People's Republic of China

• Authors: Wei Xiong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Michael Phillips, Emory University
• Journal Title: Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry
• Volume: Volume 28, Number 1
• Publisher: Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry | 2016-02-01, Pages 4-17
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.216012
• Subjects: Psychology, General; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

The following document is a translation of the 2015-2020 National Mental Health Work Plan of the People's Republic of China which was issued by the General Office of China's State Council on June 4, 2015. The original Chinese version of the document is available at the official government website: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/ content/2015-06/18/content_9860.htm. The translators have added annotations at the end of the document that provide background information to help contextualize content that may be unclear to readers unfamiliar with China and explain their decisions when translating terms that can have multiple interpretations.