National Conference on ‘Moving Mental Health Beyond Institutions: The national conference on “Moving Mental Health Beyond Institutions” was inaugurated by Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
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Objective: To address the challenges in implementing the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and find solutions to mental health issues.
The aim of this conference is to deliberate upon the initiatives taken by the government to address the concerns of the mental healthcare systems and what further needs to be done for better implementation of ‘Mental Healthcare Act, 2017’. The conference also aims to raise awareness to obliterate the stigma attached to the mental health. The government is actively promoting cost-effective treatment for common mental disorders, and mental health is integrated into the flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme.