{"id":380147,"date":"2026-04-04T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=380147"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:39:17","slug":"national-mental-health-programme-postpartum-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/04\/04\/national-mental-health-programme-postpartum-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"NMHP and Maternal Mental Health: Improving Access to Care for Postpartum Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Recognising the growing need for accessible and comprehensive mental healthcare, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ministry of Health and Family Welfare<\/span> implemented the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)<\/span>, which also includes targeted support for <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">postpartum mothers<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Highlights:<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>The programme places strong emphasis on community-based care, primary healthcare integration, maternal mental health, and technology-enabled support systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A key pillar of NMHP is the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)<\/span>, which has now been sanctioned in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">767 districts<\/span> nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>DMHP services include outpatient care, counselling, treatment for severe mental illness, free medicines, outreach services and ambulance support.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To enhance mental healthcare at the primary level, over <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1.83 lakh<\/span> Sub Health Centres (SHCs) and PHCs have been upgraded into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Guidelines and training manuals on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Mental, Neurological and Substance Use<\/span> (MNS) disorders have been issued to help frontline workers identify, manage and refer mental health cases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>India has <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">47 Government-run mental hospitals<\/span>, including NIMHANS (Bengaluru), CIP (Ranchi) and LGBRIMH (Tezpur).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Tele MANAS service<\/span>, launched in October 2022, provides free mental health counselling across India. As of March 2026, it has handled over 34.34 lakh calls.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Tele MANAS mobile app and video consultation<\/span> services, launched in 2024, have further improved access to care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Addressing Postpartum Mental Health<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Maternal mental health has received special attention under the programme.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>As per the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Mental Health Survey (2016)<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5.72% of adult women<\/span> suffer from depressive disorders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Health Mission<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs)<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)<\/span> screen postpartum mothers during <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">six postnatal home visits<\/span> after delivery, including signs of postpartum depression, is assessed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mothers identified with mental health concerns are referred to appropriate facilities under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Extended PMSMA<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">ASHAs receive incentives under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Optimization of Postnatal Care Scheme<\/span> for timely identification and referral.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Through <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">NMHP<\/span>, the Government is strengthening mental healthcare with emphasis on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">early detection, primary level services and maternal mental health<\/span>. 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