Psychological well being providers for the injured and their households who’ve returned from Pahalgam

A file picture of Nair Hospital.
| Photograph Credit score: The Hindu

After over 500 vacationers from Maharashtra returned residence from Srinagar, the Maharashtra Authorities has introduced assist for psychological well being. Civic-run hospitals in Mumbai will now present psychological well being assist to the injured and their relations who’ve returned from Pahalgam.

Within the aftermath of the latest accident in Pahalgam, psychological well being providers have been made accessible at a number of ranges for the injured people and their households on the following hospitals underneath the Municipal Company of Better Mumbai:

1. Topiwala Nationwide Medical School and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital
2. Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical School and KEM Hospital
3. Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical School and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Common Hospital (Sion Hospital)
4. Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical School and R.N. Cooper Hospital

At these 4 main municipal hospitals in Mumbai, providers might be supplied from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., together with counselling, evaluation of acute stress, screening for PTSD (Put up-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction), treatment, and hospitalization if required.

Emergency counselling and drugs for stress, insomnia, restlessness, and flashbacks of the incident may even be accessible through the night time hours from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. at these hospitals.

The suicide prevention helpline HITGUJ (022-24131212) might be operational from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., throughout which educated counsellors will assess psychological well being signs and refer sufferers to the hospital if wanted.

For extra data, contact:

Nair Hospital:

Dr. Henal Shah (In-charge): 9323193505

Dr. Janhavi Kedare (Unit Head): 9322239997

Dr. Alka Subramaniam: 9820143245

KEM Hospital:

Dr. Ajit Nayak (Division Head): 9870314844

Dr. Neena Sawant (Unit Head): 9930583713

Dr. Kranti Kadam: 9920969088

Dr. Shilpa Adarkar: 9820139158

Sion Hospital:

Dr. Nilesh Shah (Division Head): 8879564532

Dr. Heena Service provider: 9930395679

Cooper Hospital:

Dr. Deoraj Sinha (In-charge): 9869989894