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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] The law was described in its opening paragraph as "An Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons ...
The bill was voted upon and passed by the Rajya Sabha on 8 August 2016, [13] and passed by the Lok Sabha on 27 March 2017. [2] The bill was subsequently enacted in July 2018 as the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. The Mental Health Care Act does not repeal Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, but merely provides the presumption of mental illness.
See also: Mental disorder. Mental health, as defined by the Public Health Agency of Canada, [6] is an individual's capacity to feel, think, and act in ways to achieve a better quality of life while respecting personal, social, and cultural boundaries. [7] Impairment of any of these are risk factor for mental disorders, or mental illnesses, [8 ...
The Mental Health Act 1983 has not been amended since 2007. ... who conducted an independent review of the Mental Health Act in 2017. ...
Mental health-related legal concepts include mens rea, insanity defences; legal definitions of "sane," "insane," and "incompetent;" informed consent; and automatism, amongst many others. Statutory law usually takes the form of a mental health statute. An example is the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales. These acts codify aspects of ...
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988 (telephone number) 988 (sometimes written 9-8-8) is a telephone number used in some North American (NANP) countries for a suicide prevention helpline. In the United States, it is known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the number 1-800-273-8255). In Canada, it is known as the 9-8-8 ...
The Mental Health Act 2007, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom; The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 7) The Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c. 8) The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018; United States. The National Mental Health Act of 1946, which called for the establishment of a National Institute of ...