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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] However, human resources and expertise in the field of mental health ...
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. A law to provide for mental healthcare and services for people with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of such people during delivery of mental healthcare and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. In India, the Mental Health Care Act 2017 was passed on 7 April ...
The National Health Policy was endorsed by the Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002, and then again updated in 2017. The recent four main updates in 2017 mention the need to focus on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, the emergence of the robust healthcare industry, growing incidences of unsustainable expenditure due to healthcare costs, and rising economic growth ...
if you’re married, your spouse must also have a low income, and you can’t have more than a combined total of $3,000 in assets. The average monthly payout for federal SSI disability benefits is ...
There’s an emerging and growing body of research around the benefits of holistic therapy. Peer-reviewed research suggests that holistic therapy can help improve overall mental well-being and may ...
In 2008, a mental health parity law was passed that requires health insurance companies to cover mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services. This law is meant to keep ...
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In India, the Mental Health Act was passed on 22 May 1987. The law was described in its opening paragraph as "An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the treatment and care of mentally ill persons, to make better provision with respect to their property and affairs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." [1]