Mental Healthcare
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IRDAI asks insurance firms to make provision to cover mental illness with immediate effect
•IRDAI asks insurance firms to make provision to cover mental illness with immediate effect

As mental healthcare remains inaccessible to most, narrative therapy provides an inclusive approach
Prateek Sharma •Narrative therapy puts the therapist and the client on the same level, which allows the client to know that their choices are respected and that a safe space is available to them

Mental Healthcare Bill to strengthen systems that safeguard fundamental rights of the patients
Deya Bhattacharya •The Lok Sabha unanimously passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, a legislation that decriminalises suicide and provides for comprehensive mental healthcare and facilities for persons suffering from mental illness.

Mental Healthcare Bill 2016: Parliament gives its approval
Fp Staff •The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which makes provision to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of persons during delivery of mental healthcare and services, secured parliamentary approval on Monday.



