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What Is The Mental Health Act In India ?
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Health Policy In India (Mental)

• The Mental Health Act in India 2017 has been in
  force since May 2018. The act provides mental
  healthcare and services for anyone with mental
  illness and protects, promotes and fulfils the
  rights of such people to get proper health care
  and services. This Act is the successor of
  the Mental Health Act, 1987. The new health
  policy India lists out a bunch of new mental
  health standards

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Why was it introduced? 

• The World Health Organization estimates that
  India is the most depressed country in the world.
  Furthermore, 6.5 of the population suffers from
  some sort of serious mental disorder. There is a
  lot of social stigmas attached to depression in
  India. As a result, a lot of people who suffer
  from mental disorders refrain from getting help.
  The Mental Health Act in India empowers people
  suffering from mental disorders.

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Health Policy In India (Mental)
The Mental Health Act in India 2017 has been in
force since May 2018. The act provides mental
healthcare and services for anyone with mental
illness and protects, promotes and fulfils the
rights of such people to get proper health care
and services. This Act is the successor of
the Mental Health Act, 1987. The new health
policy India lists out a bunch of new mental
health standards
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• The Mental Health Act in India, 2017
  decriminalizes the attempt to commit suicide.
  Subsequently, it makes sure that the affected
  person gets rehabilitation opportunities.
• If the affected person has the required
  knowledge, the act allows him/her to make
  decisions regarding their mental health.
• The Act bounds insurers to make provisions for
  medical insurance to treat mental illness the
  same as physical ailments. Furthermore, it keeps
  all the mental health patients at par to get
  healthcare and treatment from the government.
  Unlike the previous Mental Health Act 1987.
• The Mental Health Act in India has provisions for
  the registration of mental health institutions
  and pushes for the regulation of this sector. The
  provisions ask for setting up mental health
  institutions across the country so that no
  patient has to travel far. Coupled with creating
  a mental health review board that acts as a
  regulatory body.

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• The Act restricts the use of Electroconvulsive
  Therapy (ECT). It is used along with anaesthesia
  and muscle relaxants in emergencies. Hence, ECT
  is not a viable therapy for minors.
• The new Mental Health Policy India attempts to
  tackle the stigma of mental illness and has
  outlined measures on how to achieve the goal.
• According to the outlined provisions, if an
  officer in charge of a police station finds a
  mentally ill person wandering, the person should
  be taken into protection and should be taken to
  the nearest health clinic.

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Human Rights

• A major highlight of the new Mental Health Act in
  India is its emphasis on Human Rights. The Act
  recognizes the Human Rights of people with mental
  illness and provides them with the following
  provisions

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• Right to have a dignified life, protection from
  cruel treatment, self-hygiene, privacy, proper
  clothing, pay for work, living in community,
  adequate food, no tonsuring, no force of
  uniforms, emergency and ambulance services,
  mobile, e-facilities, and free legal services.
• Insurance for mental disorders and treating the
  PMI according to International guidelines.
• There are provisions for not separating a woman
  with her child below 3 years of age. The
  authority has to approve the separation in case
  of an emergency.
• Support for a person with mental illness to live
  in less restrictive community and family.

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The new Mental Health Act in India is a lifeline
to the mental health structure in the country.
Even though the act fails on the front of
unemployment of persons with mental illness, it
makes up for it by covering the rest of the
field. If you think you or anyone you know is
suffering from mental illness, consult a doctor.
Additionally, spread awareness about how common
being is depressed. Consulting a specialist wont
make you mad in any way. Weve ignored mental
health for too long, its time to make a move.
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