NIMHANS PSSMHS initiatives
From the 1981 Bangalore circus tragedy to the recent COVID 19 pandemic , NIMHANS has been actively involved in psychosocial assessment, psychosocial support and mental health services, research, programs, and policy related to PSSMHS in disaster management. A transect glance is as follows:
Sl No | Year | Disaster | State/UT |
1 | 1981 | The Bangalore circus tragedy | Karnataka |
2 | 1984 | Bhopal gas tragedy | Mandya Pradesh |
3 | 1993 | Marathawada earthquake | Maharashtra |
4 | 1999 | The Orissa Super cyclone | Odisha |
5 | 2001 | Earthquake | Gujarat |
6 | 2002 | Riots | Gujarat |
7 | 2004 | South Indian Tsunami | TN, AP, Kerala, Puducherry, AN Islands |
8 | 2005 | Earthquake | Jammu and Kashmir |
9 | 2008 | Kandamal riots | Odisha |
10 | 2008 | Floods | Bihar |
11 | 2009 | North Floods | Karnataka |
| 12 | 2013 | Phailin cyclone | Odisha |
13 | 2013 | Floods and Landslides | Uttrakhand |
14 | 2014 | The Malin landslide | Maharashtra |
15 | 2015 | Chennai Floods | Tamil Nadu |
16 | 2018 | Gaja cyclone | Tamil Nadu |
17 | 2018 | Floods | Kerala |
18 | 2019 | Fani cyclone | Odisha |
19 | 2019 | Floods | Karnataka |
20 | 2020 | COVID-19 | Pan India |
21 | 2010 | Mangalore Air Crash | Mangalore |
22 | 2013 | Jammu & Kashmir Floods | Jammu & Kashmir |
23 | 2011 | Sikkim Earthquake | Sikkim |
24 | 2011 | Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | Japan |
25 | 2003 | Bam Earthquake | Iran |
26 | 2005 | Hurricane Katrina | New Orleans |