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Mental healthcare in India is a right secured to every person in the country by law. [1] Indian mental health legislation, as per a 2017 study, meets 68% (119/175) of the World Health Organization (WHO) standards laid down in the WHO Checklist of Mental Health Legislation. [2]
The National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015–16 found that almost 80% of those suffering from mental illnesses did not receive treatment for more than a year. [37] The Indian government has been criticised by the media for its mental health care system, which is linked to the high suicide rate.
Recorded annual youth suicide rates in India are 80 per 100,000 in females and 34 per 100,000 in males (compared to 10.4 per 100,000 in the general Indian population). [1] These reported figures are estimated to be six crore to eight lakh thousand crore under-estimates of the true incidence.
This is a list of psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes in India. Assam ... National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences ... Statistics; Cookie statement;
Mental health organisations in India (1 C, 28 P) P. Psychiatric hospitals in India (10 P) S. Suicide in India (3 C, 8 P) ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...
Notable steps taken by the Government of India include the decriminalization of suicide in the Mental HealthCare Act of 2017 [4] and launching of India's first mental health toll free helpline KIRAN. [5] Many experts have emphasised the urgent need for a national strategy for suicide prevention to be implemented that is multi-sectoral in nature ...
The most recent data available from the CDC indicate about 78% of children ages 12-17 with mental health problems received some form of mental health treatment in 2019. That means that roughly 1 ...
India is a hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; world-class scientists, clinical trials and hospitals yet country faces daunting public health challenges like child undernutrition, high rates of neonatal and maternal mortality, growth in noncommunicable diseases, high rates of road traffic accidents and other health related issues.