India’s new health policy which calls for recognition of mental disorders and a more accessible and holistic treatment of mental illnesses also pushes for decriminalisation of attempted suicide. Released on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on Friday, the policy takes a fresh look at the health services being offered for mental illnesses, lays down the guidelines for mental health care, and recommends changes in the law that criminalises suicide, now considered a major cause of death among people with a mental illness.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/national-mental-health-policy-india-2014
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
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