NIMHANS, Karnataka prisons sign MoU to strengthen inmates’ mental healthcare
The Karnataka Department of Prisons and NIMHANS have signed an MoU to improve mental healthcare for incarcerated individuals. The partnership includes psychological support, suicide prevention training, and research opportunities for PhD scholars.
Why it matters
This collaboration addresses the critical need for mental health reform and evidence-based care within the correctional system.
The Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, Karnataka, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, to strengthen mental health support and research among incarcerated individuals.
Under the collaboration, a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals from NIMHANS will conceptualise and implement programmes aimed at addressing psychological and mental health concerns among inmates. The initiatives are also expected to strengthen the research wing of the Central Prison in Bengaluru.
The partnership will facilitate evidence-based psychological support, including psychometric assessments, psychotherapy, counselling and rehabilitative counselling for prisoners. Specialised workshops will also be conducted to promote psychological well-being in correctional facilities.
The MoU seeks to raise awareness and conduct sensitisation programmes on mental health, along with periodic batch-wise psychosocial training focusing on suicide prevention and the perils of substance use.
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