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Changes in Crime Rates Against Women and Children Post-Disasters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2024

Ateev Sudhir Chandna Open the ORCID record for Ateev Sudhir Chandna [Opens in a new window] ,
Sona Francis ,
Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa ,
Jayakumar Christy ,
Subhasis Bhadra ,
Vivek Benegal  and
Dinakaran Damodharan
Ateev Sudhir Chandna
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Sona Francis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Jayakumar Christy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Subhasis Bhadra
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Vivek Benegal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
Dinakaran Damodharan*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
*
Correspondence: Dr. Dinakaran Damodharan Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bengaluru, India – 560029, E-mail: [email protected]
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children’s healthdisaster and emergency managementgender and crimepsychosocial factorswomen’s health
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , August 2024 , pp. 310 - 312
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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Editor’s Note: This manuscript was peer-reviewed, revised, and accepted under the Emeritus Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the journal, Dr. Sam Stratton. The current EIC, Dr. Jeffrey Franc, acknowledges Dr. Stratton’s contributions in relation to the acceptance and publication of this article.

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