MENTAL HEALTH

Aug. 26, 2018

Union Health Ministry is working on a project for mainstreaming persons with mental illness, who no longer require hospital care.

About:

Name of Project: The project is titled ‘National strategy for inclusive and community-based living for persons with mental health issues’.
Objective:
- Mainstreaming persons with mental illness, who no longer require hospital care for their inclusion and community-based living.
- There have been instances where Mentally-ill patients are abandoned by their families after they are admitted to mental health hospitals.
Bodies involved: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) is coordinating the project in 14 hospitals.