By Michalina Bienkowska | Office coordinator
We'd like to begin by expressing our sincere gratitude to the donors, who chose to support our cause. We were able to continue to help people in crisis and educate about grief, for which we are grateful. Here is a short summary of our activities since the beggining of the year:
Our psychotherapists in the therapeutic centre conducted almost 400 sessions with people in crisis. Three support groups for the bereaved continue to meet regularly in Warsaw and online. Our free of charge helpline (800 108 108) received more than 300 phone calls, and our consultants had to intervene twice when a suicide risk arised.
We had organised 5 psychoeducational workshops (in Warsaw, in Cracow and online), during which participants were able to meet with others in a similiar situation and reflect on their experiences in an atmosphere of understanding and empathy.
We have uploaded 5 episodes of our psychoeducational podcast "Podcast Fundacji Nagle Sami" ("Suddenly Alone Foundation's Podcast"). Topics included a conversation with a psycho-oncologist about loss caused by cancer, a personal story of one of our support group's participants, and 3 books reviews exploring the themes of grief.
Our 5 month course on crisis and trauma for mental health professionals is ongoing. A few webinars about loss were uploaded to our Facebook page.
Last year we had ended a project focusing on supporting the Polish flood victims - this year we attended a meeting for organisations and volonteers in order to share experiences and lessons learned.
We were honoured to receive an award for our work from the Twarze Depresji (Faces of depression) Foundation - thank you.
Once again, we share our appreciation for your support. Your contributions make a real difference in the lives of those struggling with grief and crisis.
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