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NITI Aayog organises National Workshop on “Strengthening Mental Health Services and Care in India”: An initiative under State Support Mission

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Bangalore:11/1/24: NITI Aayog organized a National Workshop on “Strengthening Mental Health Services and Care in India” at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore on 9th January 2024, Bengaluru in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, and the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka. The purpose of the workshop was to elicit the views of States and other stakeholders on existing gaps and challenges under the District Mental Health Program (DMHP) and also to learn from the States, their best practices, which can further be replicated in other States/UTs with their own contextualization.

The one-day national-level workshop was chaired by Hon’ble Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr. V. K. Paul, and was graced by the presence of Chairman and President, National Medical Commission, Dr. B. N. Gangadhar; Economic Adviser, MoHFW, Smt. Indrani Kaushal; Director, NIMHANS, Dr. Pratima Murthy;  Principal Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Govt. of Karnataka, Shri Anil Kumar T. K.; senior officials from MoHFW, DGHS, ICMR, and States/UTs, as well as sectoral and technical experts from WHO India, UNICEF, and development partners who have been contributing in the space of primary healthcare and mental health. The workshop was conducted as a part of the NITI–State workshop series, an initiative under the State Support Mission (SSM)

.In the inaugural session, NITI Aayog made a brief presentation to set the context of the workshop, which was followed by a detailed presentation by MoHFW, highlighting the present scenario of the National and District Mental Health Program and the upcoming proposed strategies to strengthen its implementation. Principal Secretary (Health), Government of Karnataka gave a detailed presentation on “Moving beyond the Bellary Model of District Mental Health Program: Success story of Karnataka,” highlighting the various initiatives being undertaken by the state of Karnataka in addressing mental health concerns. The technical sessions concluded with a detailed presentation by Director, NIMHANS, elaborating the challenges, experiences and way forward under the recently introduced component of Tele-MANAS.

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