Building on the lessons learnt from NMHS 2015 – 16 and leveraging on the completed, ongoing or proposed other national level surveys, NMHS 2 is proposed with the following Objectives
Adopting the standard methodology, NMHS 2 would provide
Prevalence estimates of any mental health problem in the surveyed states
Pooled estimates at the national level (as per ICD / DSM)
Pooled estimates on the Prevalence of psychoses at the national level
Prevalence estimates at the state and national level of
Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders (Alcohol and Tobacco dependence), Somatoform disorders, Illness anxiety disorders, Internet and Gaming disorders including technology addiction
Screener positives for Epilepsy (GTCS only), Behavioural and Cognitive problems
Characterise Burden of illness on the family, Health care seeking pattern and service utilization among those with any mental health problem / epilepsy
Current level of services and resources for mental health care in the surveyed states
Recommendations to improve mental health services
Availability of data on select determinants of mental health (reported physical ailments, migration, climate change, Tribal areas, etc.,) which will help examine macro and micro issues
The expected outcome of MHSA and Resource mapping are
Status & implementation of MHCA, 2017 at State / UT
MHHR: Mental Health Professionals; Health Professionals trained in Mental Health; Health Staff trained
Inventory of Mental Health IEC
Documenting best practices in Mental Health Service delivery
Estimating treatment and coverage in Public and private health care institutions for mental health and documenting mental illness morbidity pattern
Listing State / UTs wise challenges for enhancing service delivery
