District Mental Health Program
Districts
The District Mental Health Program (DMHP) is a community level program which is implemented in all 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu. The DMHP has been highly successful in providing Mental Healthcare to the community, reaching the unreached through the robust health infrastructure in Tamil Nadu.
The services are offered based on the Bio-Psycho-Social Approach taking into consideration the biological, psychological and sociological determinants of Mental Health of individuals. The services include creating awareness about Mental Health, workshop for the specific population like Students, Working women, training of school teachers on life skills. Further, services are available in all GHs and Block PHCs to provide counselling and treatment for persons with psychological problems in addition to the targeted intervention activities which aims to improve awareness on Mental Health in schools, colleges, workplaces, Prisons, etc.
Social Security Benefits such as Disability certification, UDID Cards are also provided free of cost to the individuals under DMHP in all districts.