Dr Xie Bin, President of the Shanghai Mental Health Center, stressed that the 12356 services do not deal on private security.  ,
At the December NHC event, Dr. Xie stated that some people fear that seeking mental health care may be repudiated or have an impact on their future because China has strict laws and rules governing patient privacy.
Public services alerts in China are content to security contracts, Qin said.
Patients are required to mark their assent during actual counseling sessions and acknowledge that confidentiality may be violated in some circumstances.  ,
” During the counseling session, security must be violated if the risk of a man harming others is fairly high,” she continued.  ,
OPERATIONAL IN SOME CHINESE CITIES ,
12356 was first used on January 1 in places like Beijing and Guangzhou, and it is anticipated to be used global starting on May 1, according to the NHC.  ,
In Beijing, it began operations at 8am on Wednesday and will be in functioning 24/7, said , the Beijing Municipal Health Commission. ” Professional line advisors will offer public security services”, it added.  ,
For visitors in Guangzhou, 12356 then links to the town’s existing 24/7 problems hotline, 81899120.  ,
The Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee said in a statement that “in recent times, residents ‘ mental health issues have become extremely important.” 81899120 has grown to be a crucial resource for those seeking help and has received more than 300, 000 calling over the years.  ,
“81899120 has been committed to providing high-quality and useful psychological counseling and support, as well as problems treatment services to the public public”, the council said.  ,
It has significantly reduced the number of serious cases of mental health help, according to  .
Smaller prefectural-level places are required to possess at least one cognitive health line in activity, staffed by staff for a minimum of 18 days everyday, for 12356 to link to, said the NHC.  ,
Calls may be made for free, according to NHC officials, addressing concerns from experts and the general public regarding the extremely high costs of counseling services and treatment.  ,
Beijing therapist Qin believes the success of the 12356 line may still be “wait and see.”  ,
” Because we cannot see the running design of the 12356 range, it is difficult to estimate”, she said.  ,