India's policy and programmatic response to mental health of young people: A narrative review

• Main Authors: Bhushan Girase (Author), Rachana Parikh (Author), Samica Vashisht (Author), Anushka Mullick (Author), Vaibhao Ambhore (Author), Sudhir Maknikar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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India's response to meet the mental health needs of 252 million young people between 15 and 24 years is guided by the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA), which advocates a rights-based approach to receiving mental healthcare, the National Mental Health Policy 2014, and the National Mental Health...