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Source: WHO
Context: On World Mental Health Day 2023 (October 10), WHO underscores the theme that “Mental health is a universal human right.”
It advocates for mental health as a fundamental human right, emphasizing the need to protect individuals from mental health risks, provide accessible and quality care, and ensure liberty, independence, and inclusion in the community.
Initiatives taken for Mental Health are:
- Adoption of the Paro Declaration, which aims to provide universal access to People-centred Mental Health Care and Services.
- Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS)
- National Mental Health Programme (launched 1982)
- WHO calls for establishing Mental Health as a Universal Human Right (UHR)
