Centre for Enquiry Into Health and Allied Themes
(4) INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL TRAUMA
This programme concentrates directly on issues related to human rights and violence, and of course also interrelates with programmes with human rights dimensions.
Current Projects
- Study of Women’s Prisoners (2007 Onwards)
- Dilaasa: Crisis Centre in a public hospital for Responding to Women Survivors of Domestic Violence (2000 Onwards
- Pehel: Research and Training Initiative on Violence Against Women (2003 Onwards)
- Safe Kit: Sexual Assault Care and Forensic Evidence Kit (1997-98 and 2004 Onwards)
- Asia Regional Focal Point of International Federation of Health and Human Rights
Completed Projects
- Involuntary Resettlement of a Slum Community in Mumbai - A Human Rights Perspective
- Analysis of Police Custody Deaths in Maharashtra
- Survey of Torture in Maharashtra
- Violence in Hindi Films and Television Serials
Publications
Books and Report
Articles and Papers
Books and Reports
Contractor, Qudsiya; Madhiwalla, Neha and Gopal, Meena Uprooted Homes Uprooted Lives: A Study of the Impact of Involuntary Resettlement of a Slum Community in Mumbai, 2006,Pgs.267. [ISBN 81–89042–43–2]
Contractor, Qudsiya; Madhiwalla, Neha and Gopal, Meena Uprooted Homes Uprooted Lives: Key Findings of a Study on the Impact of Involuntary Resettlement on a Slum Community in Mumbai, 2006, Pgs.38.
D’Souza, Dilip Rehabilitation, Eradication, Both or None?, February, 1998, Pgs. 48
Shaheen, Kiran Portrayal of Police Torture in Hindi Films and Television Serials and its Impact on Children, 1999, Pgs.48
Articles and Papers
A 277. Pitre Amita, Caring for Survivors of sexual Assault, Vol. III. No. 3, July-September 2006, Pgs. 90-92
A 268. Deosthali, Padma and Maghanani, Poornima Gender based violence and role of the Public health system for the State of Health Care Report, published by CEHAT 2005.
A 254. Pitre, Amita,Case study of an attempt to institutionalize a model ‘Sexual Assault Evidence Kit’ to address care and evidence linked issues, presented at the conference ‘Lessons learnt from a rights based approach to health’organized by Emory University, Atlanta, USA, May 2005, Pgs. 7
A 253. Pitre, Amita, Role of Health Professionals: What to do in Cases of Sexual Assault? Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights Newsletter (Update No.4), Vol.84, No.4, 2005, Pgs.2–3.
A 252.Pitre, Amita, Sexual Assault Care and Forensic Evidence Kit Strengthening the case for use of the kit, presented at the 10th International Women and Health Meeting in New Delhi, India , from 21st to 25th September 2005. Pgs. 6.
A 249. Deosthali, Padma Domestic Violence and the Health Sector, Health Action, Vol. 17, No.9 September 2004, Pgs.14-16
A 230. Mahabal, Kamayani Bali CEHAT's PIL for reviewing diet scales in jail, Express Healthcare Management, 1-15 May 2004
A 208. Saha, Shelley Domestic Violence and Pregnancy, Health Action, Vol. 17, No. 9, September 2004, Pgs.11-13
A 207. Balaji, Rajeswari; Dilip, T.R. and Duggal, Ravi Utilization and Expenditure on Delivery Care Services: some Observations from Nashik District, Maharashtra, Regional Health Forum, Vol.7, No.2, 2003, Pgs. 34-41
A 206. Burte, Aruna and Deosthali, Padma Crisis Counselling in Domestic Violence, October 2003, Pgs 12 (Submitted to Journal of Mental Health)
A 151. Deosthali, Padma Dilaasa an Endeavour to sensitise the Public Health System to Domestic Violence, Samyukta, A Journal of Women's Studies, Vol.2, No. 2, 2001, Pgs. 327-329
A 118. Menon, Sumita; Khot, Anagha and Doesthali, Padma Violence and Health Care Professionals: The Crucial Link, Paper presented at the Regional south East Asia Workshop on Impact of Gender based Violence on the Health of the Women held on April 5th -7th 2000 organised by society for Operations Research and Training and CORT), April 2000, Pgs.7
A 76. Jesani, Amar Violence Against Women: Health Issues, WHO Country Profile: India, 1998, Pgs. 20. (Draft Submitted to WHO/VHAI).