Trauma Relief Project - Ukraine
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A healing impulse for Young Adults
A healing impulse for Young Adults
The War in Ukraine has awakened hidden trauma layers and is adding new trauma, leading to increased stress, anxiety and suffering. According to sociological studies, more than 90% of Ukrainians now have at least one of the symptoms of an anxiety disorder, and 57% are at risk of developing mental disorders. This risk is especially high amongst the 18 – 30y age group, since most of those on the frontlines, but also young partners, mothers and widows are strongly affected.
Young men and women returning from the frontlines or living through repeated bombardments may carry lasting psychological and physical scars. Families and friends need to pull together to support each other through these hard times. Young Ukrainians desperately need more tools and support to deal with the ongoing nature of the war and the many ways in which their hopes for the future are being impacted. New and practical approaches to resilience are needed.
The Pocket Project in partnership with Inner Foundation is offering a multi-sector, interdisciplinary approach, spreading both acute psychosocial support and trauma-informed approaches to young adults in Ukraine.
We aim to prevent a continuing spiral that might take generations to heal by bringing psychosocial support to the situation now. Our Ukrainian (and international) teams of therapists, supervisors and trainers offer 1:1 and group sessions with the goal of resourcing individuals and cultivating social stability. We also offer supervision calls and training for therapists and health workers. Through trauma-informed resiliency training, we can enhance young adult’s capacity for post-traumatic growth.
Please help to expand Trauma Relief Project in Ukraine
This project is aiming to respond directly to current needs of young Ukrainians in an ever-changing situation. If you are a Ukrainian of 18–30 years old, please help us make our offerings relevant for you by filling the Needs Assessment. It will take ~3 minutes.
Oct-Dec 2022
Jan-May 2023
we Welcome you to our Community,
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If you have any inquiries or questions, feel free to reach out to Daria Yemets, Care Manager, via email: info@pocketproject.org
Daria Yemets
Pocket Project
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Embodiment is the foundation for healing. Without embodiment, we have no instrument to receive the world and to ground the energy that has lifted out in anxiety, fear and trauma. Our body is the instrument that allows the energy to return and become fertile soil for the future.
Embodiment is the foundation for healing. Without embodiment, we have no instrument to receive the world and to ground the energy that has lifted out in anxiety, fear and trauma. Our body is the instrument that allows the energy to return and become fertile soil for the future.
A healing impulse for Ukraine - our collective impact
Our capacity to build a community of practice, create spaces of safety and compassion. This is the first step towards a healing movement.
KOSHA JOUBERT, CEO POCKET PROJECT
Every time trauma is healed, we restore a part of our past and make possible a brighter future for ourselves and succeeding generations. We transform separation, othering, and scarcity into relation, interdependence, and abundance.
THOMAS HUEBL, FOUNDER POCKET PROJECT
How to Help Ukraine:
Would you like to make a donation to support this initiative? The Pocket Project, a non-profit organization, relies on financial contributions to realize Social Impact Projects such as this vital project in Ukraine. We fundraise resources that allow us to contribute to the healing of collective trauma and to reduce its disruptive effects on our global culture. Every donor is an active participant in the realisation of these aims. Your donation will be directly supporting the Ukrainian people who are working with us. We witness this transformation through the eyes of our participants and expert partners, including Oksana, a valued member of our team. This is what she has to say:
“Every time trauma is healed, we restore a part of our past and make possible a brighter future for ourselves and succeeding generations. We transform separation, othering, and scarcity into relation, interdependence, and abundance.”
– THOMAS HUEBL, FOUNDER POCKET PROJECT
Trauma Relief Project - Ukraine
We are creating a global healing impulse that focuses our efforts where the need is the most acute. Since 2022, we have directed the efforts of our volunteers to conduct group and individual meetings in English, German, Ukrainian with more than 17,600 participants registered for them. We focused our efforts on supporting Ukrainians and those who support Ukrainian refugees.
On February 24, 2022, Ukrainians woke up to the sound of bombs and rockets. This remains a reality to this day. There is an urgent need for spaces of safety in which we can collectively bear witness to our shared experience.
April–December 2024
A healing impulse for Young Adults
- In Partnership with Inner Foundation
- We offer is a multi-sector, interdisciplinary approach, spreading both acute psychosocial support and trauma-informed approaches to young adults in Ukraine. With main focus on group support and development of trauma-informed culture in Ukraine, we continue offering 1:1 sessions for those in need.
- See more above
November 2023 - ongoing
Volunteer resilience program
- In Partnership with Nonviolent Peaceforce
- We are offering psychosocial support for Ukrainian Volunteers that are doing their work in the frontline regions, like Kharkiv and Donetsk, and require spaces of safety and care.
- Our team of therapists have an ongoing Supervision and Resourcing Sessions to remain regulated and prevent burnout.
June–December 2023
psychosocial Support for Ukrainians in Ukraine & elsewhere
- Supported by Whale Trust & Core Funds of Pocket Project
- As the need for psychosocial support is only growing, during the 6 month of the 2023 Pocket Project offered 1:1 support for Ukrainians, especially focusing on those groups of people, who have less access to such opportunities.
- We continued offering monthly supervision to our Ukrainian and international team of therapists, keeping in heart the supporters' need for support and safe space for discharge.
May–October 2023
UKRAINIAN participation in TRAUMA-INFORMED women in LEADERSHIP COURSE
- We offered 80+ scholarships for Ukrainian women, that are leading NGOs or hold a leadership position in the fields of psychology, education, social work and other. Aiming to create a caring and supportive community for the women, we are opening Ukrainian Triads, Peer-groups and Integration Sessions.
- See more here
October 2022–May 2023
Health & Support for Ukrainian refugees - Germany
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In Partnership with German Foundation for Engagement and Volunteering and Alliance4Ukraine
- We utilized funds to better coordinate our volunteer efforts and to set up an event platform to coordinate Support Calls specifically for Ukrainian refugees in Germany and for volunteers supporting Ukrainian refugees in Germany.
- We tailored our supporting efforts accordingly to the Needs Assessment, that was filled in by Ukrainians in Germany.
October 2022–May 2023
Health & Support for Ukrainians in Ukraine and elsewhere
- Since 1 October 2022 we offered Support Calls not just for Ukrainian refugees in Germany, but for Ukrainians anywhere in the world. The trauma-informed expertise of the facilitators and the safety of well-held, coherent group spaces provides opportunities for those in need to sit together and ground in somatic awareness, deep listening, and inner resilience.
- We offered 1:1 and group sessions of support, as well as Supervision Calls for the support team, to access a wider ecosystem of care.
May–September 2022
Ukrainian participation in the Trauma-informed Leadership Course II
- We provided spaces for 110 Ukrainians, leading efforts in the fields of psychology, NGOs, education, human rights, and refugees, in our Trauma-Informed Leadership Course II 2022. Around 90% of them are currently in Ukraine, facing daily challenges. How can they bring trauma-informed leadership and practices to this harrowing experience?
- See more here
August 2022
Advanced Psychological Training
- In collaboration with ARQ
- We offered a course on Advanced Psychotrauma to 35 Ukrainian psychologists and therapists. With the understanding that ongoing war creates a special context, this course is designed to help specialists to address consequences of psychotrauma in Ukrainian communities. Three major topics were covered: the effect of war on mental health, sexual violence, and traumatic loss and mourning.
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