Thread by @ompsychiatrist

#India is among few countries of globe where #Policy, #Act & #Programme related to #mentalhealth exist. Whether are these inter-related or inter-depedent? Or Unrelated & independent with each other? Share your thoughts & experiences @IndianPsychiat1

#MentalHealthMatters

1/n National Mental Health Policy of India (October 2014): Vision-Promote mental health, prevent mental illness, enable recovery from mental illness, promote destigmatization and desegregation, and ensure socio-economic inclusion of persons affected by mental illness.@NHPINDIA

2/n National Mental Health Policy of India (Oct 2014): Goals-To reduce distress, disability, exclusion morbidity and premature mortality associated with mental health problems;To enhance understanding of mental health; To strengthen leadership in mental health sector @NHPINDIA

3/n National Mental Health Policy of India (Oct 2014): Objectives-
To provide universal access to mental health care; To increase access to and utilisation of comprehensive mental health services by persons with mental health problems; vulnerable groups like homeless
@NHPINDIA

4/n National Mental Health Policy of India (Oct 2014): Objectives (Cont.)-Reduce prevalence & impact of risk factors; suicide; rights & protection from harm of persons with mental health problems; stigma; availability & equitable distribution of skilled human resource @NHPINDIA

5/n #MentalHealthcareAct 2017 #MHCA17 India (in implementation 2018): An Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental
illness and to protect, promote & fulfil the rights of such persons during
delivery of mental healthcare and services @MoHFW_INDIA

6/n National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) (launched in 1982): Objectives- availability and accessibility of minimum mental healthcare for all; application of mental health knowledge in general healthcare & in social development; To promote community participation @MoHFW_INDIA

7/n National Mental Health Programme (1982): DMHP District Mental Health Program added 1996; re-strategized 2003-2 schemes, viz. Modernization of State Mental Hospt & Up-gradation of Psychiatric Wings of Med Colleges/Gen Hospitals; Manpower development scheme 2009 @MoHFW_INDIA

8/n National Mental Health Programme (1982) Strategies: Integration mental health with primary health care through the NMHP; Provision of tertiary care institutions for treatment of mental disorders; Eradicating stigmatization of mentally ill& protecting their rights @MoHFW_INDIA

9/n Just Recap: National Mental Health Policy 2004; Mental Healthcare Act 2017; National Mental Health Programme 1982, 1996, 2003 & 2009 revisions @MoHFW_INDIA

10/n Ideally National Mental Health Policy should form basis for Mental Healthcare Act. National Mental Health Programme fulfil the objectives of Mental Healthcare Act. As framed in different times, inconsistencies persist in fulfilling their objectives Let's discuss @MoHFW_INDIA

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