Explained: Why the pandemic is a wake-up call to build India’s mental healthcare infrastructure as well | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why the pandemic is a wake-up call to build India’s mental healthcare infrastructure as well | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why the pandemic is a wake-up call to build India’s mental healthcare infrastructure as well

JUNE 20, 2020 7:42:37 AM

The second fallout of the pandemic could be even more sinister. Patel draws attention to the looming economic crisis and says that the colossal numbers of those likely to be impoverished, combined with the country’s “fragmented mental health care system”, make for a “perfect storm”.