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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]
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 magazine organizes conferences, meetings and events to promote mental health and well-being. [16] [13] Many Bollywood actors like Sasural Simar Ka and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi actor Rushad Rana, and Nach Baliye famed Bakhtiyaar Irani joined the mental health campaign of Psychologs magazine.
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 ...
For all adults in the second quarter of 2024, at least 1 in 10 people (13%) reported using mental health counseling in the past year, up from a little over 12% in 2022.
Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is a "state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community". [1]
Psychiatric rehabilitation, also known as psychosocial rehabilitation, and sometimes simplified to psych rehab by providers, is the process of restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual diagnosed in mental health or emotional disorder and who may be considered to have a psychiatric disability.
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences is a medical institution in Bengaluru, India. [7] NIMHANS is the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country. It is an Institute of National Importance operating autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare . [ 8 ]