Background:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most comprehensive set of standards promoting and protecting children’s interests. It can be utilized to create appropriate policies and legislation that enshrine the values identified in the UNCRC. In India, children have been considered only in the context of their family and were welfare recipients in the past, but more legislation has been enacted to protect and promote the child’s rights. A comparative review will help identify how the new legislation enacted after India ratified the UNCRC directly or indirectly addressed children’s mental health.Methodology:Legislation enacted after 1992 with the search term “child” was identified in the Indian national portal for legislation. These were compared against specific articles of the UNCRC identified to have a direct or indirect bearing on children’s mental health.Results:The review revealed that only 11 of the 32 legislation enacted after 1992 address different aspects of children’s mental health. Only three refer to the UNCRC in their preamble or content. Six of the 11 legislation addressed Article 24, while Article 32 and Article 34 were addressed in only one legislation each. Notably, most of the legislation is focused on child protection, while very few address the participation component of the guiding principles.Discussion:The UNCRC is a valuable guide to creating a legal framework to support child rights. This review highlights the need to consider children’s mental health as a fundamental right and incorporate the principles into future Indian legislation.

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从儿童心理健康角度对 UNCRC 与印度立法的比较审查

背景：联合国儿童权利公约（UNCRC）是促进和保护儿童利益的最全面的标准。它可以用来制定适当的政策和立法，体现 UNCRC 中确定的价值观。在印度，过去儿童仅在家庭背景下被考虑，并且是福利接受者，但已经颁布了更多立法来保护和促进儿童权利。比较审查将有助于确定印度批准《联合国儿童权利公约》后颁布的新立法如何直接或间接解决儿童心理健康问题。方法论：1992 年之后颁布的立法，在印度国家立法门户网站中搜索词“儿童”即可找到。将这些内容与《联合国儿童权利公约》中确定对儿童心理健康有直接或间接影响的具体条款进行比较。结果：审查显示，1992 年之后颁布的 32 项立法中，只有 11 项涉及儿童心理健康的不同方面。只有三个在其序言或内容中提到了《联合国儿童权利公约》。11 项立法中有 6 项涉及第 24 条，而第 32 条和第 34 条各只有一项立法涉及。值得注意的是，大多数立法都侧重于儿童保护，而很少涉及指导原则中的参与部分。讨论：《联合国儿童权利公约》是创建支持儿童权利的法律框架的宝贵指南。该审查强调需要将儿童心理健康视为一项基本权利，并将这些原则纳入未来的印度立法。