Mental Health
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from the Division of Behavioral Health main page.
Mission
To provide mental health and substance abuse services to all of the people of Palau. The central principle of this mission is to provide the highest quality of services possible within resources that are allocated.
Vision
Helping People to Help Themselves
"Olngeseu er a Rechad el mo ditir"
To view the organizational chart for this division, click here. (File size: 48KB)
A message from the Chief of Behavioral Health:
Alii! Welcome to Behavioral Health online, a Division of the Bureau of Public Health, at the Ministry of Health, in the Republic of Palau. The Division provides comprehensive community based Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Staffed by well qualified professionals in the field of mental health, social work, addictions counseling, nursing, and prevention, we service the entire population in the Republic with the vision that by helping people to help themselves, Olngeseu er a Rechad el mo Ditir, they can return to their families and communities as contributing members of the society.
This website summarizes all of the services available, however, for more detailed information, please contact us at (680) 488-1907, or email bhd@palau-health.net .
Thank you for taking the time to understand behavioral health!
Dr. Sylvia Andres, DCHMS, PGDipMH
Chief, Division of Behavioral Health
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