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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.

Source : The Hindu

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