Editorial

India te Mental Healthcare laga Gaps ke Address Kurina

Mental health India te ekta crucial concern hisap te uthe aise, kintu desh laga healthcare system etu ke bhal bhabe address kuribo nakore. Barhi thaka awareness pichote, mental healthcare laga access khub limited ase, especially rural aru underserved areas te. National Mental Health Survey (2015-16) te dekhaise ki lagbhag 14% Indians ke active mental health intervention lagibo lage, kintu most of them etu care nai pai. Stigma, trained professionals laga kami, aru infrastructure laga kami etu progress ke rukhibole hobo.

Sobse bhal bhabe dekhito issue hoise mental health professionals laga kami. India te ekhon psychiatrist laga matro 100,000 manu para, jun World Health Organization laga recommended ratio para khub kom. Psychologists, social workers, aru psychiatric nurses bhi kami ase. Etu karone anik manu mental illness para untreated thake ba long time pichote diagnose nakora, jun tai laga condition ke khub kharab kori dise.

Sarkar kisu step luishe, National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) launch kori aru Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 laga enactment, jun treatment laga right guarantee kure aru suicide ke decriminalize kori bole kotha dise. Kintu, etu initiative laga implementation uneven ase, funding aru infrastructure laga kami pichete.

Awareness campaigns aru community-based interventions stigma para mental illness laga khilaf joruri ase. Primary healthcare te mental health services ke integrate kori le access improve hobo pare. Digital mental health platforms, jun COVID-19 pandemic time te barhi thakise, etu ekta promising solution hoise, karone counseling aru therapy anik manus logote accessible kori dise, especially youth para.

Educational institutions, workplaces, aru local communities ke mental well-being promote koribo lagibo. Schools aru offices te mental health programs thakibo lage jun early intervention ke encourage koribo, aru employers ke supportive environment promote koribo lage jun stress aru burnout kami koribo.

Public aru private sectors laga comprehensive approach lagibo etu gaps ke bridge koribo karone. Rising mental health concerns dekhile, etu khub joruri ase ki India mental healthcare ke priority di, healthcare laga part hisap te nohoi, kintu fundamental human right hisap te. Mindset te ekta shift, resources aru policy para support hote, mentally healthier society laga path khuli dibo pare.