Mental Health Policy

Then Union Health Ministry on October 10, 2015 launched India’s first-ever National Mental Health Policy to provide universal psychiatric care to the population 20% of which are likely to be suffering some form of mental illness by 2020. The policy seeks to include psychiatric treatment in primary health care.

Key Points

• Significantly, the Mental Health Policy was launched on the first ever National Mental Health Day organised by the government.
• The Policy’s objective is to provide universal access to mental health care by enhancing understanding of mental health and strengthening leadership in the mental health sector at all levels. It ....