Research

PROJECT JAI

The project JAI „victory‟ envisages mitigation of psychological impact of Covid19 among people infected and affected by SARS- CoV2 (Novel Corona virus). This Joint Advocacy Intervention - project JAI is an initiative under the aegis of Global Wellbeing Forum constituted at Amity University Haryana, Gurugram.

To deal with the psychological consequences related to Covid19 pandemic focusing preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative aspects of individual and community. The intervention is going to be prudent to address any other scientific questions in which professionals from different disciplines, backgrounds would collaborate to obtain a more thorough, detailed understanding of the nature of the questions and consequently develop more comprehensive interventions and facilitate creation of enabling environment.

Key objective of the planned activities under project JAI are:

  • To strengthen psychological counselling and support services for patients, their family members, and other people affected by the epidemic
  • To strengthen referral systems to secondary and tertiary mental health services both in public and private settings
  • To conduct research on psychological crisis interventions due to Covid19 pandemic and publications in peer reviewed indexed journals
  • To develop collaborations and partnerships for rolling out need based focused interventions and leveraging on resources
  • To train student volunteers for providing Psychological First Aid to people affected by Covid19 pandemic

With these objectives project JAI aims to further reinforce the psychological support and care services for people infected and affected by Covid19 pandemic.