State Mental Health Authority
The State Mental Health Authority is constituted as per Mental Healthcare Act 2017 to regulate the mental health services in
the State. As mandated under section 74 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, District Mental Health Review Boards have been constituted by State Mental Health Authority at 13 locations encompassing all the districts in the State. The District Mental Health Review Board consist of 6 members with a retired district Judge as Chairperson, one Psychiatrist, one Medical Practitioner, One Representative of District Collector and two members, who shall be persons with mental illness or care-givers or persons representing organizations of persons with mental illness or Non-governmental organizations working in the field of Mental Health. The decisions of the District Mental Health Review Board shall be by Consensus.