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However, human resources and expertise in the field of mental health in India is significantly low when compared to the population of the country. [3] The allocation of the national healthcare budget to mental health is also low, standing at 0.16%. [3] [4] India's mental health policy was released in 2014. [5]
In India, the Mental Health Care Act 2017 was passed on 7 April 2017 and came into force from 29 May 2018. The act effectively decriminalized attempted suicide which was punishable under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code . [ 1 ]
India has the highest rate of depression at 36%, as well as the highest suicide rate of any country in the world. [11] There are many challenges that people in India face regarding mental health and its stigma. In India, mental illness is seen as a disability and those with a mental illness are discriminated against.
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A heroin addict entering a rehab facility presents as severe a case as a would-be suicide entering a psych ward. The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention.
Status: Repealed In India, the Mental Health Act was passed on 22 May 1987. The law was described in its opening paragraph as "An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the treatment and care of mentally ill persons, to make better provision with respect to their property and affairs and for matters connected therewith or incidental ...
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