TIME TO REVAMP THE MENTAL HEALTH LAWS OF THE COUNTRY ON CHILD RIGHTS
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The paper aims at elucidating the lacuna in the existing laws which deal with the mental health care of children. Along with pointing out the issues with the existing laws, the researcher has articulated his suggestions also for revamping the laws. The paper discusses the inconsistencies and flaws with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2012 and Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 with the primary focus on the latter since the bill was passed in Rajya Sabha recently and is scheduled to be tabled in Lok Sabha. Hence it is important to look at the intricacies of the bill to understand how far it will go in addressing the mental health care concerns of children. Apart from the analysis of the Bill, the researcher has also furthered suggestions which could be constructive in improvising the laws. The paper at large is a suggestive where the researcher tried touching upon the unaddressed issues in the field of child health care.
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