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Indian Express: WHO says over a billion people live with mental health conditions: challenges in India
Coverage of the WHO release situates the global figures in the Indian mental health system's strengths and gaps.
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The Indian Express examines the WHO mental health release in the Indian context: high prevalence, large treatment gap, and an evolving national mental health program that is still under-resourced relative to need.
The piece is a useful entry point for understanding how the global WHO numbers translate into the Indian system.
Read the full Indian Express report for the local context and clinician interviews.
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