Appropriate Government to take measures as regard to human resource development and training, etc.

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(1) For the purpose of providing adequate mental healthcare and services, the appropriate Government shall take measures to,—
- (a) provide for the training in mental health for doctors, nurses and other health professionals, both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels;
- (b) provide for the training in mental health for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), Anganwadi workers, teachers and other community workers to provide support to the persons with mental illness;
- (c) ensure continuing education of all health professionals in the field of mental healthcare; and
- (d) ensure adequate number of mental health professionals are available to deliver mental healthcare and services.
(2) The appropriate Government shall, within a period of five years from the commencement of this Act, ensure that all general hospitals have access to mental health services and qualified mental health professionals.

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