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State releases new policy for care of homeless people with mental illness

The New Indian Express Villupuram

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February 28, 2025

Proposes SOP for rescue ops, facilities to be provided in emergency care, rehab of inmates

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Chennai:

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin on Thursday released the state policy for Care of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness and Implementation Framework — 2024, brought out by the Health and Family Welfare Department, as part of the government's commitment to delivering quality services to this vulnerable segment of society.

The proposed policy framework delineates the service provided to Homeless Persons with Mental Illness (HPWMI) into four stages — rescue and acute care, intermediary care, long-term care, and social integration.

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