Sunday, July 23, 2006
Post 7/11, city to get trauma care cells
The first one to is come up in 2 weeks. For 16 years, a proposal to set up permanent counselling cells to help disaster survivors in Mumbai has been gathering dust with the state government. Today, it's about to become a reality.
As a short-term measure, the cells will come up in two weeks, while the entire project will be stabilised in three months.
The need for Mumbai, which has the highest number of counsellors and psychiatrists in the state-600 and 230 respectively-to have permanent counselling cells is far more today.
''The distress levels make strong demands on people's coping mechanism. That's why we had terrorised people jumping out of running trains. This can be prevented with the counselling,'' Agashe, who is also famous for his celluloid exploits, added.
Some details in Indian Express Sunday July 23
As a short-term measure, the cells will come up in two weeks, while the entire project will be stabilised in three months.
The need for Mumbai, which has the highest number of counsellors and psychiatrists in the state-600 and 230 respectively-to have permanent counselling cells is far more today.
''The distress levels make strong demands on people's coping mechanism. That's why we had terrorised people jumping out of running trains. This can be prevented with the counselling,'' Agashe, who is also famous for his celluloid exploits, added.
Some details in Indian Express Sunday July 23
# posted by uv : 7:53 AM
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