Psychological support for children - victims of the Donbass war
| Implementing entity: | Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kiev | Amount od co-finansing: | PLN 128,879 |
The project of the Polish Embassy in Kiev was addressed to displaced children from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, children living near the front line, and children of soldiers fallen in the war or prisoners of war still held captive by Ukrainian separatists. The children enjoyed a recreational stay in the "Dobry Brat" rehabilitation centre in Osiek in the Tuchola Forest in Poland, where they were also provided with psychological care.
A psychologist who provided care to camp participants diagnosed the children with cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, hyperactivity and arrested psychological and emotional development. Recommendations were developed for further therapeutic work. The therapeutic aspect of the camp was combined with leisure and recreation to make the children feel at ease and help them forget their traumatic experiences, if only for a moment. During their stay, the children toured Gdańsk, Toruń and Elbląg and visited numerous sport and tourist attractions. The project was part of wide-ranging systemic support provided since 2014 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to people directly affected by the consequences of the Ukrainian war.