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a few random stats about the mental health services in this country that are concerning :)))
1. an estimated 15 crore people are in need of active interventions for mental illnesses.
2. nearly 1.2 crores are living with serious mental disorders.
1. an estimated 15 crore people are in need of active interventions for mental illnesses.
2. nearly 1.2 crores are living with serious mental disorders.
3. There is nearly one trained psychiatrist for every 250,000 people
4. overall mental health workforce (psychiatrist, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric social workers together) availability is <1 per 100,000 population.
4. overall mental health workforce (psychiatrist, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric social workers together) availability is <1 per 100,000 population.
5. An estimated 36â45 lakh (or 3.6â4.5 million) people in India require hospitalization for mental illnesses; however, only 6.4â8 dedicated psychiatric beds are available for every 1000 patients in need for hospitalization.
the current situation exists in spite of a series of policy and programmatic interventions in the last three decades, i.e., the National Mental Health Programme,1982; the Mental Health Act, 1987; and the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), 1996. recently, the first-
National Mental Health Policy of India was released and the Mental Health Care Bill (MHCB) was passed by the Indian Parliament to replace the Mental Health Act of 1987.
