How Floods Mentally Impact Assamese Communities Every Year : Mental Health & Floods J Queen's Podcast

What does a devastating flood have to do with mental well being? EVERYTHING.

Just this year alone, almost 29.70 lakh people in 30 districts were affected in Assam. Floods are a recurring disaster in Assam. For the media and everyone who is not affected, we see it unfold on our screens, but the real impact of an environmental crisis, further made worse by human interventions from bad flood water management results into increasing mental health issues. But, this topic does not even show up in the mainstream media or in environmental circles. In this episode, my guest, a clinical psychology student Eesha Borthakur from Assam, gives us insights on what happens when such level of distress in floods is experienced year after year, and what possible interventions the government can make.

If you have any feedback, write to me on Twitter @ruhie or @ruhey_climatebabbler on Instagram. Eesha is on @EeshaBorthakur on the gram too.

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