Our project will offer "Children and War. Teaching Recovery Techniques" course to 600 war-affected children in Ukraine to provide psychological support, equip them with practical self-help skills/techniques and therapeutic kits.
Ukrainian children grow up facing constant stress, fear, displacement, and loss. According to The Lancet Psychiatry (2024), 24% show anxiety or depression, and 17.6% suffer from PTSD. When parents also have PTSD or depression, a child's risk rises 3-6 times. Without timely psychological support, trauma can affect learning, health, relationships, and society, passing on to a generation growing in the shadow of war. Families need simple, practical self-help tools available now to break this cycle.
Our therapy groups teach children simple, effective self-help skills to cope with the aftermath of traumatization - stress, fear, overwhelming emotions. 90% of participants report feeling calmer, more resilient, and able to cope with stress. We will run 50 therapy groups for 600 children using a globally tested methodology adapted for Ukraine and delivered by trained psychologists in war-affected communities. We equip them with tools that work even without a specialist nearby.
Children who learn to calm anxiety, manage fear, and restore emotional balance gain tools that stay with them for life. This project reduces long-term PTSD risks, strengthens family relationships, and builds emotional resilience in war-affected communities. It improves daily functioning and supports long-term psychological recovery. By supporting children today, we help shape a healthy, stable, and strong generation for Ukraine's future recovery.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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