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Health
Kerala Renames Mental Health Centres as 'Institute for Happiness, Wellness'
✍️ NDTV
🗓 11 Nov 2026, 10:41 AM
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Kerala has renamed its three mental health centres as 'Institute for Happiness, Wellness' after a bench inspection highlighted four urgent areas for government action.
Kerala has renamed its three mental health centres as "Institute for Happiness, Wellness" to emphasize a holistic approach to care.
The change follows a bench that personally inspected all three facilities and identified four critical areas needing immediate government action.
The four areas cited were staffing shortages, inadequate infrastructure, lack of specialised treatment programmes and insufficient funding.
Officials said the rebranding and reforms aim to improve service delivery and promote mental well‑being across the state.
The change follows a bench that personally inspected all three facilities and identified four critical areas needing immediate government action.
The four areas cited were staffing shortages, inadequate infrastructure, lack of specialised treatment programmes and insufficient funding.
Officials said the rebranding and reforms aim to improve service delivery and promote mental well‑being across the state.