National Mental Health Policy

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Mental Illness to Now Be Covered by Medical Insurance Companies

The Wire Staff 17/08/2018

In a big win for patients, activists and doctors,...

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The Political ‘Environment’ of India’s Mental Health

Prateek Sharma 19/04/2018

When Modi encouraged citizens to rely on their ‘environment’...

The new policy notes that “there are many critical gaps in public health services which would be filled by ‘strategic purchasing.’ Such purchasing would play a stewardship role in directing private investment towards those areas for which currently there are no providers or few providers.” Credit: pixabay

Centre Shifts Health Policy Focus from ‘Private’ to ‘Non-Governmental’ Sector

Anoo Bhuyan 19/03/2017

Explaining what ‘non-governmental’ means, two bureaucrats clarified it meant...

A woman looks out of the window at a mental health facility. Credit: Shazia Yousuf/IPS/Files

As State Elections Approach, It’s Time to Prioritise Mental Health

Priyanka Shah and Rhea Colaco 07/02/2017

Where do Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur stand in...