The Mental Healthcare Act was launched in which year ........

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Recently, there has been a discussion over the gap between the requirements and availability of facilities in the mental healthcare sector in India. According to a recent National Mental Health survey, approximately 150 million people in India need care for their mental health condition. It further says that between 70 and 92 percent of these cases failed to receive treatment. The World Health Organisation says India has the highest number of teenage suicide rates globally. During the US President Donald Trump visit to India, the countries signed agreements in the field of energy, oil, defence and health. India and US signed the agreement on mental health to enable India to treat mental health issues. India accounts for 28% of global suicides but nearly half of the population is neither aware about mental health issues nor has access to a mental health facility within a 20km radius says an independent study conducted across seven north Indiam states.

The Mental Healthcare Act was launched in which year?

2015

2014

2018

2017

2016

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Explanation:

The Mental Health Care Act 2017 was passed on 7 April 2017 and came into force from 7 July 2018.This is an Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of such persons during delivery of mental healthcare and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It states that mental illness be determined "in accordance with nationally and internationally accepted medical standards as may be notified by the Central Government." Additionally, the Act asserts that no person or authority shall classify an individual as a person with mental illness unless in directly in relation with treatment of the illness.