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20/07/22 07:43 AM IST

National Mental Health Programme

In News 
  • For providing affordable and accessible mental healthcare facilities to the population, including the poor and underprivileged, the Government is implementing National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) in the country. 
About NMHP 
  • The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) component of the NMHP has been sanctioned for implementation in 704 districts for which support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission. 
  • Facilities made available under DMHP at the Community Health Centre (CHC) and Primary Health Centre (PHC) levels, include outpatient services, assessment, counselling/ psycho-social interventions, continuing care and support to persons with severe mental disorders, drugs, outreach services, ambulance services etc.
  • To generate awareness among masses about mental illnesses, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities are an integral part of the NMHP.
Objectives of DMHP 
  • To provide class teachers with facilitative skill to promote life skill amount their students.
  • To provide the class teachers with knowledge and skills to identify emotional conduct, scholastic and substance use problems in their students.
  • To provide class teachers with a system of referral for students with psychological problems to the District Mental Health Team for inputs and treatment.
Prevalence of Mental Problem 
  • As per the National Mental Health Survey, 2016, prevalence of mental disorders in age group 13-17 years was 7.3%.
  • The most common prevalent problems were Depressive Episode & Recurrent Depressive Disorder (2.6%), Agoraphobia (2.3%), Intellectual Disability (1.7%), Autism Spectrum Disorder (1.6%), Phobic anxiety disorder (1.3%) and Psychotic disorder (1.3%).
Source- PIB 

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