February 4, 2021
During a pandemic year, mental health crises have received renewed focus across the world, including in India. And yet, the country has no data on the number of mental healthcare professionals.
“The data regarding the number of registered mental health professionals in the country including psychiatrists working in government and private sectors is not maintained centrally,” Ashwini Choubey, India’s junior minister for health and family welfare, said in the upper house of parliament on Feb. 2. “The data regarding the number of clinical psychologists in the country is not maintained centrally,” he added while responding to a question (pdf) about the availability of mental health practitioners in India.
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A recent WHO report revealed that 7.5% of the entire population of India suffers from mental health issues and it is being predicted that by end of 2020 it will increase. The return on the individual: A visionary new approach to mental wellbeing in 2021 | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: A recent WHO report revealed that 7.5% of the entire population of India suffers from mental health issues and it is being predicted that by end of 2020, nearly 20% of the per cent of the population will suffer from some form of mental illness. To emphasize the grave concern of surging mental issues and greater need for investment in mental health, a report “The Return on the Individual: A Visionary New Approach to Mental Wellbeing in 2021” was conceived at a global meeting of civil society campaigners in 2019, and further worked upon through the year in partnership with Chatham House, HSBC, and United for Global M