Budget 2023 – More funds to mental health institutions, campaigns to destigmatise mental health, urge industry experts

January 20, 2023

In the pre-Budget recommendations, mental health experts have called for more funding to mental health institutions in the country to improve their infrastructure, build capacities of mental health professionals and a behaviour change campaign to destigmatise mental health. Despite bringing in mental health laws and giving attention to the medical condition, government’s funding towards mental health remains low. In the pre-Budget recommendations, mental health experts have called for more funding to mental health institutions in the country to improve their infrastructure, build capacities of mental health professionals and a behaviour change campaign to destigmatise mental health.

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