The gym is for hospital staff. While all three spaces opened, one was repeatedly reminded of the mental health aspect of healthcare. representative image The National Burn Center (NBC) in Airoli recently opened a nursery, a children’s play area and a gym. The medical center is dedicated … Read more
National Burn Center in Airoli features gym, play area for kids to make sense of staff work-life balance Dr. Sangeeta Ravat, Dean of KEM Hospital and Psychiatrist Dr. Anjali Chhabria at NBC’s New Gym The National Burn Center in Airoli, new mumbai, took a significant step to … Read more
MUMBAI – Only 16 private nursing homes, representing around 1% of total private healthcare providers in Mumbai, admit mental health patients, according to information collected through an RTI app. “In Maharashtra, there are 184 private nursing homes that admit patients in need of psychiatric care,” said Jeetendra Ghadge of the Young Whistleblowers Foundation, who filed … Read more
Mumbai: Not just the state, relatives of patients are also stakeholders in the implementation of the Mental Health Care Act 2017, Mumbai High Court said hearing public interest litigation over people languishing in asylums despite being healed or not seriously mentally ill.“If the family members are interested parties, then only you can practically implement this … Read more
Mumbai’s high court said on Tuesday it will deal with issues not before the High Court while hearing a PIL from the city’s psychiatrist, Dr. Harish Shetty, seeking to implement the Mental Health Act 2017. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Sarang Kotwal then asked Shetty’s advocate, Pranati Mehra, to separate the matters … Read more
The Mumbai High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to respond to a PIL seeking implementation of the Mental Health Act 2017 and investigation of mental health care institutions that fail to regularly assess the condition of patients to determine if they can be allowed to live in society. The plea said implementation of … Read more
Mumbai: A psychiatrist in the city, Dr. Harish Shetty, has taken to the Bombay High Court over the plight of patients who are still in hospitals, even though they are not seriously mentally ill.His PIL urges the implementation of the Mental Health Act, 2017 in Maharashtra, saying it protects the rights of mentally ill people … Read more
A total of 409 teachers who have been appointed as counselors to help ease student stress over board exams have been barred from any other duties related to board exams. These teachers will only focus on providing mental health support to students before, during, and after exams. The Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and … Read more