Addressing a nationwide convention on mental health at Vigyan Bhawan right here, the NHRC chief mentioned {that a} hospital will not be a spot the place cured sufferers needs to be allowed to remain even for a single further day.

Addressing a nationwide convention on mental health at Vigyan Bhawan right here, the NHRC chief mentioned {that a} hospital will not be a spot the place cured sufferers needs to be allowed to remain even for a single further day.

Union Minister of State for Health Bharti Pravin Pawar and different dignitaries had been additionally current on the convention within the nationwide capital.

Union Minister of State for Health Bharti Pravin Pawar and different dignitaries had been additionally current on the convention within the nationwide capital.

He referred to a report ready by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which relies on visits made by groups of the Commission and its particular rapporteurs from July 2022 to January 2023 of varied psychological healthcare establishments within the nation.

He referred to a report ready by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which relies on visits made by groups of the Commission and its particular rapporteurs from July 2022 to January 2023 of varied psychological healthcare establishments within the nation.

“The unfortunate situation is that half of them (over 900 patients) are housed in four hospitals in West Bengal. It is a travesty of justice,” the NHRC chief mentioned.

“The unfortunate situation is that half of them (over 900 patients) are housed in four hospitals in West Bengal. It is a travesty of justice,” the NHRC chief mentioned.

Recently, the Commission visited psychological healthcare establishments and hospitals in Gwalior, Agra, and Ranchi. The findings of the situations in these establishments prompted the Commission to depute its particular rapporteurs to go to all of the 47 psychological healthcare establishments in numerous states, officers mentioned.

Recently, the Commission visited psychological healthcare establishments and hospitals in Gwalior, Agra, and Ranchi. The findings of the situations in these establishments prompted the Commission to depute its particular rapporteurs to go to all of the 47 psychological healthcare establishments in numerous states, officers mentioned.

A senior official mentioned that their findings in a complete report on the ‘Status of Implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017’ within the nation and the associated challenges, as per PTI experiences.

A senior official mentioned that their findings in a complete report on the ‘Status of Implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017’ within the nation and the associated challenges, as per PTI experiences.

The NHRC chief additionally underlined that the society should “strive to eliminate mental health stigma and encourage open conversations that foster understanding and compassion”.

The NHRC chief additionally underlined that the society should “strive to eliminate mental health stigma and encourage open conversations that foster understanding and compassion”.

“We require empathy towards mental illness, not mere sympathy. Dignity in mental ill health conditions is to be protected. We aim to achieve dignity through the Mental Health Care Act of 2017, which brought a paradigm shift in mental health care and aimed at protecting human rights and decriminalizing suicide attempts,” he added.

“We require empathy towards mental illness, not mere sympathy. Dignity in mental ill health conditions is to be protected. We aim to achieve dignity through the Mental Health Care Act of 2017, which brought a paradigm shift in mental health care and aimed at protecting human rights and decriminalizing suicide attempts,” he added.