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NHRC seeks action taken report from States, UTs on mental health care
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken report (ATR) from the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories on mental health care across the country.
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Delhi HC seeks state govt, police's response on mental health plea
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the government and police on a plea seeking its direction for the constitution of government bodies at district or group of districts level to enforce the provisions of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017.
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PIL seeks court directive to Delhi govt to constitute State Mental Health
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 28 (ANI): A petition was moved in Delhi High Court on Friday seeking its direction to Delhi government to constitute the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) and mental health review boards for district or group of districts and to enforce the provisions of Mental Heal
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One in five children have mental health problems: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 20 (ANI): According to a recent study conducted in Canada, one in five children and youth suffer from a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider.
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Why can some transgender people inflict self-harm?
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 04 (ANI): Turns out, when transgender people are denied mental health care, they tend to become more prone to inflict self-harm and substance abuse.
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Psychiatric patients' visit to emergency rooms result only in transfe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept. 12 (ANI): A new study found that people who visit emergency rooms for mental health care were transferred to another facility at six times the rate of people, who visit ERs other conditions, and could face a wait of almost two hours.
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Canada may face severe mental health care shortages: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug. 22 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that access to psychiatric care has not seen any significant improvement despite increasing the supply of psychiatrists in Canada.
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