Mental Health and Psychosocial Support is an integral component of disaster and emergency response.
This was true for the response of the Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019 as well.
Presented by the Disaster Preparedness and Response Division and the Directorate of Mental Health; Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka.
Resource person:
Prof. Athula Sumathipala
Professor of Psychiatry, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Keele University, UK
Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Emeritus Professor of Global Mental Health, Kings College London
Hon. Director, Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
Visiting Professor in Psychiatry and Biomedical Research at the Faculty of Medicine, Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
Interviewed by Dr. Camellia Ebert.