Psychologists of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation help residents of Donetsk and Dnipro regions cope with war trauma

Mobile teams of psychologists from Rinat Akhmetov Foundation travel across Ukraine and help people who are experiencing a significant psychological and emotional burden during the war to survive the events of wartime. These are representatives of professions that interact with people a lot, as well as internally displaced people and residents of the frontline areas. Recently, the Foundation's psychologists visited Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, as well as Pavlohrad, Kamianske and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipro region, where they gave group lectures on How to Cope with War Trauma. 

"After the darkest night comes the morning. Now it may be difficult for us emotionally, but we can use certain skills and knowledge. Every war has a beginning and an end. I believe that this war will end with our victory sooner or later," Yevhenia Holovachova, a psychologist at the Foundation, shared.

In October, mobile teams of psychologists helped, among others, IDPs from frontline Pokrovsk who are now living in Kamianske; employees of institutions providing administrative services to the population; teachers; librarians; and local residents experiencing stress due to the war. At the beginning of the month, group lectures were also held for medical professionals.

The psychologists of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation's mobile teams not only support the attendees of the group lectures here and now, help them calm down and cope with stress, but also provide participants with practical and effective tools and skills for self-regulation of their psycho-emotional state and self-help in times of acute stress.

The psychological assistance project was launched in 2014 and expanded to include mobile teams of psychologists in 2022. This autumn, the specialists will continue to work with residents of frontline areas, medical and social workers, teachers and high school students throughout the autumn.

More than 1,075,000 Ukrainians have already received psychological help from the Foundation during the war. For this purpose, 250 psychologists have been trained by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in the War Trauma course. Read more:
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