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There is not a single state-run mental health facility in the eight districts of Marathwada. It professes their access to the mental healthcare and treatment from state-run or state-funded facilities. Aurangabad: Despite containing several positive provisions, the mental health act, 2017 is difficult to implement, said the medical professionals who were attending a medical education meet held on Sunday.The Aurangabad Psychiatric Society had organised the event to update the psychiatrists regarding new law and other medico-legal issues regarding psychiatry practice. “The act says that a six-member mental health review board formed by the state will take decisions on what treatments to offer at government facilities. In addition giving all patients the right to choose forms of treatment could hamper the process of treatment,” Deshpande said..