Tag: mental disorders
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Ashadeep: Rescuing mentally disabled from streets
PEOPLE who live on the streets without a place to call home are deprived of one of life’s most basic necessities – shelter. Over 1.77 million homeless people in India are susceptible to harmful conditions such as disease, starvation, accidents, abuse and sexual exploitation. But add the mentally disabled to this situation, and the suffering…
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10 NGOs tackling mental health issues in India
MENTAL healthcare is the legal right of every Indian under the law. But the state of mental health infrastructure in India is inadequate. According to the 2016 National Mental Health Survey by the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), there is hardly one psychiatrist per 100,000 people in India. This is extremely…