Short communication
Homeless persons with mental illness and COVID pandemic: Collective efforts from India

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Highlights

  • Impact of lockdown due to COVID 19 on HPMI .

  • The collective efforts towards the care of HPMI during COVID-19 lockdown by public authority and society.

  • The public authority, outreach staffs and NGOs face many challenges while providing the essential services to the HPMI.

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic had made an unprecedented impact worldwide. India has entered into a total lockdown by invoking the special provision of Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 and Disaster Management Act, 2015. The complete lockdown policy has a direct and indirect impact on Homeless Persons with Mental Illness (HPMI) concerning shelter, basic needs and access to health care, besides the transmission of COVID infection. In this manuscript, we highlight the collective efforts undertaken by both the Government and Civil Society in providing care and protection to HPMI against COVID during the lockdown in India.

Abbreviations

HPMI
Homeless persons with mental illness
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
SARS CoV 2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus
COVID-19
Corona Virus Disease – 2019
MHCA, 2017
Mental Health Care Act, 2017
PMI
Persons with Mental Illness
NMHS
National Mental Health Survey
MoHFW
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
GOI
Government of India

Keywords

Homeless person with mental illness
Mental illness
Mental health
Corona
India

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