The magnitude of tonfa the mental health problems and the treatment gap has been an unaddressed concern in the Indian public health system.With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, India is at the brink of a mental health crisis.An overburdened health system will have to cater not just to the existing mental health needs, but also to the added psychosocial adversities arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following article aims to describe the mental health needs of the nation at a time of an infectious epidemic.It further outlines the modalities Oven and the process of service delivery using cross-sectoral, multi-tiered, transdisciplinary human resources, and technological interventions.