Free psychological assistance to Ukrainians from the UN (UNICEF)

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the lives of every Ukrainian have changed radically. Adults and children have experienced a huge amount of traumatic experience and are in a state of stress. Many of us need psychological help during the war. The ecosystem of psychological help in the field of education also becomes especially important.

PORUCH is a joint project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Ukrainian Institute of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the NGO Volonter.

The "Poruch" support group programs are free online and in-person (offline) psychological assistance for children aged 8 and over, parents, and anyone who works with children.

Currently, every citizen of Ukraine who wishes to participate in two charity programs from the 🇺🇳 United Nations (UNICEF): "Children and War" and "Stress-Free Parenting".

🇺🇦 The "Children and War" program is the first psychological aid to participants in the educational process during and after the end of hostilities, in particular, the following are available:

• children's and teenage groups (requirements: child 8 years old and older);
• parent groups (requirements: mother or father, or persons replacing them, one or more children);
• and groups for educators (requirements: employee of an educational institution or other specialist in working with children). 

During our meetings, a certified specialist - a practical psychologist - will help you for free online or in person (locations for offline classes are available only within the cities of Kyiv and Boryspil):

• ✅ discuss existing reactions to stress and traumatic experiences in children and adults; 
• ✅ learn rules and techniques that will help overcome stress and prevent the development of PTSD, stabilize your life during a period of war and uncertainty;
• ✅ share your stories and be heard;
• ✅ find resources to support yourself and those around you;
• ✅ at the end of each lesson, you will have specific techniques or algorithms of actions to immediately apply in practice in working with yourself and children.

Attention! Each program (full course) includes 6 meetings of up to 90 minutes online/face-to-face (offline) twice a week. Participation 👤 ANONYMOUS.

🇺🇦 The "Stress-Free Parenting" program was created to support parents and people working with children. Now we must not only cope with difficult life circumstances, in conditions of uncertainty, chronic stress, physical and mental exhaustion, but also support our children more, who also suffer from the consequences of war. Often there is simply not enough strength for this, which is why existing and new behavioral, emotional and other problems in children are exacerbated, and relationships in families are destroyed. At this time, there is an urgent need for new knowledge and skills that will help parents support themselves and children, cope with emerging problems and build reliable, strong relationships with them . The program provides:

• parent groups (requirements: mother or father, or persons replacing them, from one child or more children);
• groups for educators (requirements: employee of an educational institution or other specialist in working with children).

At our meetings , a certified child psychologist (family psychologist) will help you learn about:

• ✅ the concept of "positive parenting";
• ✅ types of emotional attachment and ways to form secure attachments with children;
• ✅ age crises in children and how parents can respond to them correctly;
• ✅ how children of different ages experience stress and how adults can effectively help;
• ✅ psychological first aid (PPD) for various psycho-emotional reactions in children;
• ✅ methods of resolving conflicts at home and with peers;
• ✅ how parents can stabilize their psychological state and where to find strength and resources.

Attention! Each program (full course) includes 6 meetings of up to 90 minutes online / in person (offline) twice a week . Participation 👤 ANONYMOUS.

Important❗For employees of educational institutions (kindergartens, schools, universities and all others) there is an opportunity to receive a 📜 certificate of completion of the course!

The opportunity to participate in free online psychological support groups is open to anyone from any corner of Ukraine, as well as to all Ukrainians, internally displaced persons or refugees from abroad who were evacuated and affected by the full-scale invasion. To do this, you will need any device with a 👁️ camera, 🎙️ microphone and stable 📶 internet (📲 smartphone, tablet, 💻 laptop, 🖥️ computer) with the Zoom program/app installed (the application can be downloaded for free from Google Play for Android or the App Store for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iMac).

To join, you can apply online by filling out the registration form:

Registration for a psychological support group

Attention‼️ Please, in order to register faster, do not send the form again or many times. All requests are processed in the order they are received. When your turn comes, we will definitely contact you for further action. The approximate waiting time for a response may take up to 3-7 days. Thank you for your understanding! Sincerely, the administration.

Free psychological assistance from the international organization of the United Nations (UNICEF) is distributed to all people who are currently on the territory of the sovereign state of Ukraine, and to IDP citizens who were forced to move within the country or abroad : Vinnytsia region (Vinnytsia), Volyn region (Lutsk), Dnipropetrovsk region (Dnipro), Donetsk region (Donetsk), Zhytomyr region (Zhytomyr), Zakarpattia region (Uzhgorod), Zaporizhia region (Zaporizhia), Ivano-Frankivsk region (Ivano-Frankivsk), Kyiv region (Kyiv), Kirovohrad region (Kropyvnytskyi), Luhansk region (Luhansk), Lviv region (Lviv), Mykolaiv region (Mykolaiv), Odessa region (Odessa), Poltava region (Poltava), Rivne region (Rivne), Sumy region (Sumy), Ternopil region (Ternopil), Kharkiv region (Kharkiv), Kherson region (Kherson), Khmelnytskyi region (Khmelnytskyi), Cherkasy region (Cherkasy), Chernihiv region (Chernihiv), Chernivtsi region (Chernivtsi), Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Simferopol and Sevastopol).