Information, experience and willingness to mitigate mental health consequences from flooding through collective defence

Willingness of Homeowners to Mitigate Climate Risk through Insurance

Revisiting the Tsunami: Health Consequences of Flooding

0491 The South Asian tsunami on 26 December 2004 was one of the largest fl ooding disasters in recent history (Figure 1), causing about 280,000 fatalities in eight countries stretching from Asia to Africa [1]. Shortly after the disaster, the World Health Organization warned that disease could claim as many lives as the tsunami itself [2]. Early-warning communicable disease surveillance systems ...

The mental health of the UK Armed Forces - Defence Viewpoints from UK Defence Forum

This briefing provides an outline of the current evidence on UK military mental health, including prevalence rates of mental health problems in serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and data on suicide, help-seeking, violence and offending. As yet, there is no evidence of a 'bow wave', 'tidal wave' or 'tsunami' of mental health problems in UK Regulars or Reservists. The data was fi...

The mental health of the UK Armed Forces - Defence Viewpoints from UK Defence Forum

This briefing provides an outline of the current evidence on UK military mental health, including prevalence rates of mental health problems in serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and data on suicide, help-seeking, violence and offending. As yet, there is no evidence of a 'bow wave', 'tidal wave' or 'tsunami' of mental health problems in UK Regulars or Reservists. The data was fi...

Flooding and Mental Health: A Systematic Mapping Review

BACKGROUND Floods are the most common type of global natural disaster. Floods have a negative impact on mental health. Comprehensive evaluation and review of the literature are lacking. OBJECTIVE To systematically map and review available scientific evidence on mental health impacts of floods caused by extended periods of heavy rain in river catchments. METHODS We performed a systematic map...