Gujarat Mental Healthcare Policy
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Mental Health Policies
Gujarat
10 January 2012
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Government of Gujarat, India
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Description
This policy provides a framework for evolving and implementing strategies to develop MH sector in Gujarat in the context of challenges. Many of the emerging strategic responses require sustained and long-term efforts. Given the fact that the institutional environment for MH is weak, considerable effort is required in creating learning experiences which will contribute to developing an improved and effective structure to programmes and interventions in this sectorSome challenges dealt with in the policy include:
- shortage of trained human resources, · inadequate training capacity,
- lacunae in laws and regulation, · absence of multidisciplinary approach,
- poor or non-existent linkages between community and hospital based care, and
- weak institutional framework including government, private sector and civil society in general
absence of rehabilitation services.
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