PIPRAMS

LESSON PLAN ON
TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH ACT
SUBJECT:MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING
 IDENTIFICATION DATA:
 NAME OF THE TEACHER: MS.GARMIA PANT
 NAME OF THE SUBJECT: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
 NAME OF THE TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH ACT
 GROUP OF THE STUDENTS: 45
 SIZE OF THE GROUP: 45
 DATE AND TIME OF PRESENTATION:
 VENUE/PLACE OF PRESENTATION: CLASSROOM
 DURATION OF TEACHING: 30 MINUTES
 AV AIDS: FLASH CARDS, CHART PAPER, FLOWCHRTS
 PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TOPIC: YES
 GENERAL OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR THE STUDENT WILL GAIN
KNOWLEDEGE REGARDING “MENTAL HEALTH ACT” TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDEGE.

 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR THE STUDENT WILL ABLE TO:-
 INTRODUCTION
 Mental Health Act 2017
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1 3 MIN INTRODUCTIO Good morning everyone,I VERBALLY
N am Rahul klumar from
B.Sc(N)3 year of prakash
institute of Nursing & I am
here to teach you about
Mental Health Act. We
also learn about the
Mental Health Act. Also
there should be attention
in each topic as I Discussed
in class. There should be
questionnaire part for each
students. I used some flesh
cards, charts, flowcharts
for interaction & for more
understood class.

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OBJECTIVE AV AIDs
2 3 MIN In India, the Mental Health Care VERBALLY WHAT IS
Mental Act 2017 was passed on 7 April
MENATL
Health Act 2017 and came into force from 29
HEALTH OF
May 2018. The act effectively
decriminalized attempted 2017?
suicide which was punishable
under Section 309 of the Indian
Penal Code.[1] The law was
described in its opening
paragraph as "An Act to provide
for mental healthcare and
services for persons with mental
illness and to protect, promote
and fulfill the rights of such
persons during delivery of mental
healthcare and services and for
matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto."[2] This Act
superseded the previously
existing Mental Health Act,
1987 that was passed on 22 May
1987.

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3 3 MIN LATEST The Government published VERBALLY
MENTAL the Reforming the Mental
HEALTH ACT Health Act white paper in
OF 2021 August 2021, which sets out
proposed changes to the
Mental Health Act 1983
(MHA) and wider reforms of
policy and practice around it.
White papers are policy
documents produced by the
Government that set out their
proposals for future
legislation.This provides a
basis for further consultation
and discussion with interested
or affected groups and allows
final changes to be made
before a Bill is formally
presented to Parliament. It is
anticipated that the new
Mental Health Act will be
introduced as law in 2023 but
this is not confirmed.

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4 5 MIN Guiding 1. Choice and autonomy – VERBALLY/CHART PAPER WHAT ARE
principles ensuring service users’ views THE
and choices are respected PRINCIPLE OF
and followed. MENTAL
HEALTH ACT?
2. Therapeutic benefit –
ensuring patients are
supported to get better, and
receive care and treatment,
so they can be discharged
from the Act.

3. Least restriction – ensuring

the Act’s powers are used in
the least restrictive way and
people are only detained
where it is absolutely
necessary.

4.The person as an individual

– ensuring patients are
viewed and treated as
individuals.

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5 5 MIN KEY FEATURE THE MENTAL VERBALLY / BLACKBOARD WHAT ARE
OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACT, 2017 THE KEY
HEALTH ACT NO. 10 OF 2017 An Act to FEATURE OF
2017 provide for mental MENTAL
healthcare and services for HEALTH ACT
persons with mental illness 2017?
and to protect, promote and
fulfil the rights of such
persons during delivery of
mental healthcare and
services and for matters
connected therewith or
incidental thereto.

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6 5 MIN OBJECTIVE OF The Mental Healthcare Act VERBALLY WHAT ARE
PASSING 2017 aims to provide THE
MENTAL mental healthcare services OBJECTIVE
HEALTH ACT for persons with mental OF MENTAL
2017 illness. It ensures that these HEALTH ACT
persons have a right to live 2017?
life with dignity by not being
discriminated against or
harassed.

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7 3 MIN SUMMARY In India, the Mental Health VERBALLY
Care Act 2017 was passed
on 7 April 2017 and came
into force from 29 May 2018.
The act effectively
decriminalized attempted
suicide which was
punishable under Section
309 of the Indian Penal
Code.

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8 2 MIN CONCLUSION n conclusion, there is an VERBALLY
urgent need for amending
the mental health
legislation to meet the
international and national
obligations by the State
towards its citizens. The
rights of the persons with
mental illness should be
protected.

9 1 MIN BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.
Mental+Health+Act&rlz

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CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY