"How to cope with the trauma of war": mobile teams of psychologists from Rinat Akhmetov Foundation give a lecture to medical workers in Pavlohrad

A new stage of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation's project to provide psychological assistance to war-affected people has started. The Foundation's mobile teams of psychologists have once again started travelling across Ukraine to help people who are experiencing increased psychological and emotional stress. Recently, the team of psychologists gave a group lecture on "How to cope with the trauma of war" for medical workers in Pavlohrad, Dnipro region.

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

Yevheniia Holovachova, a psychologist at the Foundation, is not the first to participate in the project. She was forced to leave a city in Zaporizhzhia region that was occupied by the enemy, so she understands the feelings of the people she helps.



"I have been living in this topic for two years. I have worked a lot with people in basements and on a hotline for psychological assistance. As part of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation's mobile team of psychologists, we interact with medical professionals on how to cope with stress, what war trauma and emotional burnout are, and how doctors cope with what is happening in Ukraine. We adjust the programme depending on what our audience needs," explains Yevheniia.

Artem Holovachov, a psychologist from Zaporizhzhia, worked with the Foundation's mobile team for the first time. According to him, it is very important that people know and understand how to deal with stress to prevent further trauma and more complicated consequences, including avoidance and stupor, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder.

"The medical profession leaves a certain imprint on a person's perception of stress and how to deal with it, and stress resistance is something that helps. The doctors and staff asked us questions, shared their experiences, and were very energetic. I enjoyed communicating with the audience and saw how people were recharged during the lecture," says Artem.

Medical statistician Kseniia Lukianenko attended a group lecture by the Foundation's mobile psychologists and shared her impressions.
"I really enjoyed the training, it was very useful. Everyone needs psychological help, and there is no need to be ashamed to seek it," Ksenia is convinced.

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 Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in the War Trauma course.