Activities
The centre has developed and conducts various activities and programs related to three main domains such as human resource development, research and policy and planning. These cover a wide range of topics pertaining to all phases of both human- made and natural disasters from prevention to response to rehabilitation.
Capacity building | ● Centralized training programs |
● Field based training | |
● Onsite and online training | |
● Certificate and diploma programmes | |
Services | ● Rapid need assessment |
● Detailed need assessment | |
● Psychosocial support services to Individuals, families and communities. | |
● Assessment of effectiveness of the services | |
Research | ● Tools development |
● Resilience measurement | |
● Assessment of strength among individuals, families and communities |
The following are some of the key activities of the centre that are being carried out to meet its objectives and reach out to a large population in need of such services.
- It conducts capacity building activities on psychosocial support for individuals, families, communities, organisations, and government departments.
- It conducts Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability (HRV) analysis of Villages, Cities, hospitals, and communities to various disasters. Based on this disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness activities are planned and implemented.
- It imparts training to mental health professionals such as Psychiatrists, Clinical psychologists, Psychiatric Social Workers and Psychiatric nurses on Psychosocial support and mental health services.
- It trains visiting fellows, community level workers, students, teachers, doctors, health workers, and volunteers who are involved in disaster management activities and programs.
- It carries out Psychosocial prevention, mitigation and preparedness activities and programs at various levels including national, state, district, community, and family.
- It creates network of mental health institutions, government and non-government agencies and local communities for a better disaster preparedness and response in a coordinated and integrated manner.
- It conducts capacity strengthening programmes for policy makers from health and related sectors through short-term sensitization programmes.
- It generates and provides data for policy makers, planners, administrators and professionals for effective implementation of programs, for designing new interventions and for resource mobilization.
- It strengthens capabilities of NGO sector and media representatives through short term programmes.
- It collaborates with related departments/agencies within and outside NIMHANS for capacity building programs, networking and research on Psychosocial support and mental health services.
- Development of tools to measure psychosocial issues and ?? incomplete