September 16, 2026
How is India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 tracking?
Learn about the history of the mental health legislation in India, and see where state-wise implementation of the 2017 Act is falling short.
Shubhda Sharma is an Assistant Project Manager and Research Associate at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Pune, working across themes of mental health systems evaluation, lived experience inclusion, suicide prevention, and children and young people's mental health.
mental health policy and systems research