At a Glance
WHO published a practical guide dated 9 October 2026 on transitioning adults with long psychiatric hospital stays toward rights-based community mental health and social care.
Key points
- The guide structures change around three phases: plan, prepare and provide.
- It addresses reducing avoidable admissions and lengths of stay, improving care within hospitals, and strengthening supported discharge and continuity of care.
- Implementation requires coordination among hospital leadership, authorities, service users, families, health workers, housing and community services.
India relevance
The guidance is relevant to Indian mental-health service planners considering community rehabilitation and continuity of care. It does not itself change Indian law or prescribe immediate closure of psychiatric beds.
Limitations
Local staffing, safeguarding, community capacity, legislation and financing must inform implementation.
Official source
WHO practical guide (9 October 2026)
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