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MHRG Study on the Vision of Opinion Makers for Mental Health Law and Policy in India


Dear Friend

We see you as a significant contributor to the cause of the rights of persons with mental illness in India. We request you take some time to answer the following questions after refreshing your memory regarding the provisions of UNCRPD. A link to UNCRPD is made available for ready reference. Your responses will be considered by a civil society Think Tank and be documented as a vision paper. This vision paper will acknowledge the contributions of all people who participate in the study. Some of the participants in the study would be invited to be a part of the civil society Think Tank. Please do help us develop a progressive vision for mental health in India.

With warm regards

Achal Bhagat

Click here to see the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability.

Questionnaire






I have read the United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disability. My vision for Mental Health Law in India is:

1. What rights of persons living with mental illness should be addressed in the Mental Health Law in India? 2. Who should be considered a person living with mental illness? 3. What are your suggestions for reducing the care and treatment gap for persons living with mental illness in India? 4. What should be the components of care that the government should provide for? 5. How should legal capacity of persons living with mental illness be addressed in the law? What should the nature of support systems to help people living with mental illness make their own decisions? What should be the safe guards? 6. What should be the provisions for?

a. Education
b. Livelihoods
c. Long Term Care 7. What should be specific provisions for children? 8. What should the specific provisions for women? 9. How should the human resource gap for service delivery in mental health be addressed in India? 10. In what circumstances should the involuntary treatment option be used? 11. Should the judiciary be involved in the involuntary admission process? 12. What should be mechanisms for quality and rights assurance in the Mental Health Community and Institutional Services? 13. How should it be ensured that people living with mental illness have a greater say in the decisions regarding their own lives? 14. Any other suggestion?
One in five people in India live with mental illness There are only 5000 qualified mental health professionals in India for a population of more than a billion Join the campaign against the stigma of mental illness. Support us now Mental illness is like any other illness and can be cured with treatment and support Only 2% of our total health budget is allocated for mental illness. 
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