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Deshmukh, Nandini.

Floods in Mumbai A Case Study of the Psychological Impact and Volunteers' Help [electronic resource] / Nandini Deshmukh &Manjula Nair. - pp. 36-44.

This article is a case study of help provided by volunteers of a non-governmental organization, Bharatiya Stree Shakti (BSS), to people affected by floods in Santacruz, Mumbai, India. It demonstrates that post-disaster work needs to go beyond meeting basic needs (shelter, food, sanitation, and immunization) and address the psychosocial impact of the disaster on people.


Mode of access: Internet.

Subjects--Index Terms: floods, psychological impact, mental health and BSS volunteers' help