World Mental Health Day | World Federation for Mental Health. World Federation for Mental Health | Est. 1948. World Federation for Mental Health | Est. 1948. Mental health bill set to revolutionise care in India. India's “groundbreaking” Mental Healthcare Bill 2012, has been approved by the country's cabinet, and is just a parliamentary nod away from being enacted. Dinsa Sachan reports. After ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, India was under obligation to amend its disability laws to meet CRPD norms. Moreover, a 2005 report by the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health recognised the huge burden of mental illness in the country and the inadequacy of the existing system to address the problem.
According to the report, nearly 65—70 million people in India have some kind of mental illness, and this excludes common mental disorders. The commission also estimated that there was a 70—80% treatment gap for mental disorders. A new law is the need of the hour, thinks Michelle Funk, coordinator of Mental Health Policy and Service Development at WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. But can the bill really deliver? Mental Health Atlas 2011. Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Our work involves mental health promotion and the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders.
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