The Department made a presentation to the Committee in terms of its mental health programme. The Department further made a presentation to the Committee in terms of its challenges and strategic interventions to address these challenges. The Department noted that its services were divided into three levels of care, namely tertiary, secondary and primary. The province had three specialized hospitals and only one with a high level of security for convicted criminals and acute patients. The province is struggling with limited capacity in terms of psychiatrists and registrars and is embarking on an intensive retention programme to attract and retain qualified psychiatrists and registrars in the Province.