Dear Vaishnavi, Last evening, I saw a posting from MHaNews and views India to the effect that assessment of disability will be in the domain of MSJE and this has been decided in consultation with MOHFW. I am not able to find it this morning. I don't find it even on the website of the Department of Empowerement of Persons with Disabilities.
It is an important notification and I request you to kindly give me the link. Warmly, Amrit On Tue, 26 Dec 2017 at 8:11 PM, Vaishnavi Jayakumar < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I only knew about this today and have no idea about the organisers - their > contacts were in the Word document shared earlier that I'd received as a > forward email from a friend in the media. *I'm just spreading the word!* > > About the *policy* ( available at > http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/adv/StateMentalHealthPolicy01DEC2017.pdf ) - *2nd > Jan is the deadline* for submissions at the *URL * > https://goo.gl/forms/7uUxTDP5npUayTPw1 mentioned in the *press release* > http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/press_release/pr121217_e_826.pdf > below. > > Thanks for circulating this! > > --- > > Press Release No. 826 > <http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/press_release/pr121217_e_826.pdf> > > PRESS RELEASE *Date: 12.12.2017 * > > The draft version of the Tamil Nadu State Mental Health Care Policy & > Implementation Framework > <http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/adv/StateMentalHealthPolicy01DEC2017.pdf> is > released for public comments by the National Health Mission– Tamil Nadu > (NHM-TN) today. This policy aims to address the key challenges, bottlenecks > in the health system and envisions the provision of the optimal medical and > psychosocial support to build a healthy and resilient community. > > The policy addresses key issues related to mental health faced by the > current society – this includes childhood mental illnesses, suicides, > substance abuse, homeless people with mental illness and geriatric mental > illnesses among other issues. > > The State is committed to ensure the optimal mental health status of the > society by providing high quality mental health services at hospital and at > the community level. The state also aims to promote early screening, > referral and other preventive mental health services through services in > schools, colleges and other community groups such as self-help groups etc. > > The Draft version of the Tamil Nadu State Mental Health Care Policy & > Implementation Framework to be adopted by Government of Tamil Nadu has been > released in this URL (http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in > <http://www.nrhmtn.gov.in/adv/StateMentalHealthPolicy01DEC2017.pdf>). > > All interested experts, citizens, NGOs etc are requested to offer their > remarks, if any, *within 21 days of this press release*. Please send your > inputs and comments to us on this link ( > https://goo.gl/forms/7uUxTDP5npUayTPw1) > > Mission Director > State Health Society - TN > > Issued By :- DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. > > > >> On 26 December 2017 at 15:32, Vaishnavi Jayakumar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarded by a friend in the media. FYI. >>> >>> “ *DISCUSSION ON STATE MENTAL HEALTH POLICY DRAFT* – *IMPENDING >>>> NGO’ISATION OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – BOON OR BANE*” >>>> Sir/madam, we from PSYCHIATRISTS FORUM FOR PEOPLE (P.F.F.P.) are >>>> conducting an event – “DISCUSSION ON STATE MENTAL HEALTH POLICY DRAFT – >>>> IMPENDING NGO’ISATION OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – BOON OR BANE” at >>>> *ICSA >>>> hall*, Pantheon Road, Egmore on *27.12.2017 Wednesday* evening from *5.30 >>>> – 8.30p.m*. to form a public response as a reply to STATE MENTAL >>>> HEALTH POLICY DRAFT. >>> >>> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. > ------------- > Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA > [email protected] > Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights > etc > [email protected] > India-specific news and views related to mental health > [email protected] > Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues > [email protected] > Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social > learning amongst peers > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/MhaNewsViewsIndia/CAN7%2BzvqKauKC2KpOLNt77OsofDX8WS8aBvkuc15-hig5Q-2KfA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/MhaNewsViewsIndia/CAN7%2BzvqKauKC2KpOLNt77OsofDX8WS8aBvkuc15-hig5Q-2KfA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. 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