MiNDbank
A global platform for key national and international policies, strategies, laws, service standards, evaluations, and other resources related to mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention.
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The MHCA 2017 Implementation Tracker
The Keshav Desiraju IMHO has launched an online tool to monitor the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 through a Tracker. This initiative aims to make updates around the Act easily accessible
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Budget for Mental Health: Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26
We are pleased to share with you our analysis of the mental health allocations in the Union Budget for 2025-26
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Public Archive
We are pleased to announce the launch of Public Archive, an open-access, crowdsourced platform that contains information & data on mental health related laws, policies & programmes in India.
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Blog
The IMHO Blog is a platform to showcase our work and bring you up-to-date insights and developments on mental health and suicide prevention in the country.
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Celebrating 5 Years of Impact
Events and Consultations
Mental health summit
We supported the World Health Organization South-East Asia Office with facilitating a Mental health summit on the voices of people with mental health conditions and their caregivers, which culminated in the creation of the Kathmandu charter for the rights of people with lived experience of mental health conditions in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
Consultation on youth mental health and climate change
In collaboration with UNESCO, the team organised a Regional Consultation on climate change and youth mental health in March 2025 in Chennai. Read more about the consultation here.
Review of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs) in Sikkim
In March 2025, the team visited the districts of Soreng, Saang, and Gangtok in Sikkim to conduct a review of AFHCs, a mandate under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK).
Creative tools for participatory local mental health policy
We partnered with Thumbi Labs to test the use of storytelling and simulation tools to inform community mental health policy in Chhattistgarh. This project was funded by Wellcome Trust.
Manotsava 2025
We showcased our work at the Lived Experience Zone, a collaboration between the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Restless Development India, and Sangath at Manotsava, the National Mental Health Festival.
Review of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) in Chhattisgarh
Between 2022 and 2023, the team conducted an audit of the DMHP in three districts of Chhattisgarh assessing mental health services in district hospitals, primary health centres (PHCs), and sub-centres.
