… for effective implementation along with integration of mental health services into general
health care at all levels of health. Every person with mental health illness will have right to …

… Bill entails unprecedented measures to be undertaken by the Government ensuring everyone
right to access mental health care … requirement of mental health professionals according to …

… In its present form, the Bill would have a negative impact on the future delivery of mental
health care in the whole country. Unless mental health professionals in India take some effective …

… The Bill has many positive features as well which, if properly and genuinely implemented,
are set to revolutionize mental health care services in our country. The Bill ensures the right of …

… legislation for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders is paramount. … status of
Mental Health Act in India, the ongoing changes proposed in the new Mental Health Care Bill, …

… The draft of ‘The Mental Health Care Bill, 2011, referred to as the “draft Bill” in this article, …
a mental health policy which provides acceptable, accessible and equitable mental health care …

… The Welfare Reform Bill was given Royal Assent on 3 May, 2007. For the architects of the
Welfare Reform Bill – the real Mental Health Bill – there is much more work to be done, but, as …

… mental healthcare and treatment from mental health services run or funded by the appropriate
government”. If a particular district has no public mental health … by the bill to provide …

… The public needed a scapegoat for the shortcomings of the mental health service, and the
Board of Control served as a useful body at which to sling mud, but I wonder whether, in due …

… current Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 is discussed. Authors critically evaluate some of the
merits and drawbacks of the Bill as related to recent developments in community mental health …