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India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
2020India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 received Presidential assent on 7 April 2017 and was commenced on 29 May 2018. The Act seeks explicitly to align India’s mental health legislation with the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (2006).
Richard M. Duffy, Brendan D. Kelly
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India's Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: Content, context, controversy
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2019India's new mental health legislation, the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, was commenced on 29 May 2018 and seeks explicitly to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It grants a legally binding right to mental healthcare to over 1.3 billion people, one sixth of the planet's population.
Richard M, Duffy, Brendan D, Kelly
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Implementation Update on Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
2020The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) has a broad mandate which places obligations on various stakeholders to ensure mental healthcare through rights-based approaches. However, this mandate is likely to be unfulfilled without effective implementation.
Soumitra Pathare, Arjun Kapoor
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Stigma, inclusion and India’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Journal of Public Mental Health, 2019Purpose India’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017 provides a right to mental healthcare, revises admission and review procedures, effectively decriminalises suicide and has strong non-discrimination measures, among other provisions. The purpose of this paper is to examine Indian mental health professionals’ views of these changes as they relate to stigma and
Richard M. Duffy +7 more
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Section 377 and The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: Breaking barriers
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2018The Supreme Court of India recently decriminalised homosexuality by passing a landmark judgment in the case of Navtej Johar and Others v. Union of India. In its judgment, the Court held that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is unconstitutional in as much as it criminalises consensual sexual acts between two adults. The Court held that Section
Arjun, Kapoor, Soumitra, Pathare
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MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACT, 2017
In India, mental health-related problems bear a heavy cost. One in ten Indians are thought to suffer from a mental health issue, while 0.8% are thought to have a "severe mental disorder." In India, the Mental Health Act of 1987 was superseded by the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017.Prof. Dr. Monica Munjial Singh +1 more
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The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: A Ray of Hope
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease.”-WHO (Constitution of the World Health Organization, 2005.) Similar, mandate was given under Article 12 the International Covenant on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 (UN General Assembly,1966) directing State Parties to take steps to ...
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The Mental Healthcare Act 2017 of India: A challenge and an opportunity
Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019The Mental Healthcare Act 2017 replaced the Mental Health Act 1987, subsequent to India's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007. The Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017 upholds patient autonomy, dignity, rights and choices during mental healthcare and thus marks a bold step in India's mental ...
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Bridging Gaps in Mental Health: Evaluating the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Mental health has emerged as a critical area of concern in public health discourse globally and in India. The enactment of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, marks a significant milestone in the legal framework addressing mental health issues in India.Shagun Dhingra, Dr. Manisha Narula
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