Issues and Challenges Concerning Mental Health in India: Time to Brood Over
| Published date | 01 April 2024 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/25166069241247890 |
| Author | Rakesh Kumar Handa,Shivani Goswami |
| Date | 01 April 2024 |
Issues and Challenges
Concerning Mental
Health in India: Time
to Brood Over
Rakesh Kumar Handa1 and Shivani Goswami1
Abstract
Good mental health is obligatory for a high quality of life. One’s wellness is tested
by the daily life-challenging situations relating to family, work and environment.
Everyone experiences stress and strain throughout their life. Mental health issues
continue to be a sombre issue that affects individuals of all age groups and com-
munities throughout the orb. The fundamental cause of mental health issues is
societal and cultural norms and practices that affect the individual as well as their
relatives. This article highlights the factors contributing to mental illness and
socio-economic, cultural, religious and legal challenges in dealing with mental
health. The article also discusses all the significant provisions along with their
real spirits with which they have been made under the Mental Healthcare Act,
2017. The Act not only makes the provisions in the light of nationwide scenario
but also takes into account the global perspective concerning mental health.
Also, this article provides some suggestions that will help deal with the issues of
mental illness.
Keywords
Mental health, mental illness, factors contributing in mental illness, Mental
Healthcare Act, 2017
Introduction
There is an old saying that personality is not mere personal appearance, it is the
sum total of all the attributes of mind, body and soul. Likewise, to quote the words
Original Article
Journal of Victimology
and Victim Justice
7(1) 110–124, 2024
2024 National Law
University Delhi
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1 University School of Law and Legal Studies (USLLS), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,
Dwarka, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Corresponding author:
Rakesh Kumar Handa, University School of Law and Legal Studies (USLLS), Guru Gobind Singh
Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi, Delhi 110018, India.
E-mail: rakeshhanda_1976@yahoo.co.in
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