Initiatives

MiNDbank is a central platform for key national and international policies, strategies, laws, service standards, evaluations, and other resources related to mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention. The platform houses around 8700+ international and national resources related to mental health, substance use, suicide prevention, and general health from 190+ countries.

To learn more and access the MiNDbank database, please click here.

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) was enacted in 2018 to protect and promote the rights of persons living with mental health conditions and ensure access to mental health treatment and services. Through this tracker, we aim to provide updates on the implementation of the MHCA, nationally and across states and union territories.

To learn and contribute to this resource, please click here.

The Public Archive is an open access data repository for public documents relevant to mental health in India housing several categories of documents: responses to RTIs and court judgements, parliamentary questions, Government circulars and notifications related to the MHCA 2017, and mental health laws, policies, and programmes.

To learn more and access the Public Archive, please click here.

Project Suicide Reporting India Watch (SIREN) was launched in 2020 to assess the quality of reporting of suicide among print and digital media publications in India. Reports on suicide are scored based on checklist developed from WHO’s guidelines for responsible reporting and through consultations with experts.

To learn more and check the latest scores for Project SIREN please visit the webpage.

Section 21 (4) of the Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA), 2017 mandates “every insurer shall make provision for medical insurance for treatment of mental illness on the same basis as is available for treatment of physical illness.” However, individuals with mental illness still face discrimination through delays and denials when seeking health insurance. The IMHO has analyzed the wordings of over 270 medical insurance policies in India to assess the extent to which insurance policies have complied with Section 21(4) of the MHCA, 2017.

To learn more about the extent of mental illness coverage for all policies, please visit our dashboard.