National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-16

NMHS
sample drawn from 12 states of India, (ii)
recognizing the treatment gap, and (iii)
assessing the current status of mental health
services and systems in the surveyed states.
Thus, at one point of time, the NMHS brings
together information on all components
related to mental health care through one
nationally representative study and sets the
baseline for 2016 to develop – implement –
monitor and evaluate all future activities.
3.2.1 Purpose
The State Mental Health System Assessment
(SMHSA) under the National Mental
Health Survey (NMHS) is a systematic and
comprehensive analysis of components and
sub-components of health systems that cater
to the delivery of mental health services at
the individual state level. The SMHSA supplements
information and complements the
recommendation of the National Mental
Health Survey. The SMHSA included the
following 10 areas for enquiry:
1. Mental Health Policy and a Mental
Health action plan in surveyed states.
2. Infrastructure for the delivery of mental
health care.
3. Health human resources for mental
health from health and health related
sectors including training / sensitisation
programme for doctors / other health staff
like ANM, HW, etc., and other personnel
like teachers, lawyers, police etc.
4. Delivery of mental health care in terms
of availability of psychotropic drugs
throughout the year in district hospitals
/ Community Health Centers (CHCs)
/taluka hospitals / Primary Health
Centers (PHCs) along with availability
of follow up care / domiciliary care in
the community and outreach activities
for mental health problems.
5. Implementation of legislations for
mental health.
6. Public education and IEC activities
along with welfare measures for those
with mental health problems.
7. Linkages with other sectors /
departments like education, women
and child welfare, social welfare for
different activities .
8. Dedicated budget for mental health
activities.
9. Engagement with civil society, and
10. Programme monitoring – evaluation
and research including monitoring of
the quality / type / nature of services
provided.
The results of the Mental Health Survey
are provided separately and only the State
Mental Health System Assessment details
are in this report.
3.2.2 Objectives
1. To examine the available health and
health related resources for mental
health activities / programmes in the 12
surveyed states.
2. To examine the status of mental
health services and programmes in
the surveyed states through a systems
assessment framework.
3.2.3 Preliminary Work
The District of Kolar located about 70 kms
from Bengaluru has been designated as the
Public Health Observatory of the Centre for
Public Health at NIMHANS. With a population
of nearly 16 lakhs, being a non-DMHP
district, the district of Kolar is being devel-
SMHSA
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