Table 1.

Data sources in the National Mental Health Survey–Mental Health Systems Assessment

Information on	Source and data collected
Demography, administration, and economics	Indian census 2011 for population-related data and the data on economics from the Directorates of Economics and Statistics
General healthcare facilities	Multiple sources
Human resources in general healthcare facilities	Multiple sectors focusing on the public sector only
DMHP coverage	State mental health nodal officers, Health and family welfare departments from states with data focused on DMHP coverage prior to and after the 12th five-year plan
Mental healthcare facilities [dedicated mental healthcare facilities + general healthcare facilities providing mental healthcare as well]	Multiple sources – State health and family welfare departments, key persons from mental healthcare facilities, medical colleges, State mental health nodal officers, and State mental health authority
Human resources for mental health	From registries, professional regulatory bodies, and data sources on the number of mental health professionals trained and headcount resources available
Mental health financing	Administrative and financial records of state health and family welfare departments, state audits, policy and plan documents, and the State Nodal Officer for Mental Health
Burden of mental disorder and treatment gap	National Mental Health Survey 2016
Suicide	2014 report from the National Crime Records Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Qualitative data [especially when quantitative data was difficult to obtain]	State Nodal Officer for Mental Health

For the data across all these categories - The NMHS team rigorously validated and cross-referenced data from diverse sources, utilizing an iterative approach and state-level consensus meetings, The detailed list of sources is available from the report from NMHS on MHSA (http://indianmhs.nimhans.ac.in/index.php)