Mental Health Europe

MHE Publishes Paper on Mental health and geopolitical crises: Ukraine and beyond

October 26, 2022 

Mental Health Europe has produced this paper which aims to explore the key short, medium, and long-term challenges to mental health linked to the Ukraine war and beyond, and how mental health support should be prioritised as part of a comprehensive approach to well-being. 

Read more and download the paper  

EMDR Europe is currently very active to continue the support for the war in Ukraine .
Here some material that could be helpful to work with different groups and populations:

• Ukraine for hosts 
• Ukraine family and child 
• Ukraine child alone 

More on the section Contributions from our partners 

Swiss Federation of Psychologists

Recording Offers of Support made by FSP Members

Psychologists in Switzerland are ready to help. Offers of support can be registered via the FSP Ukraine website. Over the last few weeks, more than 500 offers have been registered. 

The FSP coordinates and passes on registered offers of support (psychotherapy, emergency psychology, psychological support, training) to specialised institutions and services in order to increase and expand their capacities.

See FSP Ukraine website here :

• in French 
• in German 
• in Italian 
  

European Commission

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine

If you are fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to the European Union, you will find key information about your rights with regard to crossing the border into an EU country, eligibility for temporary protection and applying for international protection, as well as the rights of travel inside the European Union.

See section Official organisations 

 Council of Europe

• Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees 
• Child-friendly information for children in migration and life projects

See section Official organisations 

European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS)

Recommendation on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

See sectiopn Official organisations 

Not ReLiving – But Living. Psychological First Aid for Refugee Care: Helpful Do’s and Don’ts.

A rapid response tool to aid the public’s assistance to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland. A report from the Psychological of Ireland (PSI), SIG Human Rights & Psychology.  

See the report here  

American Psychological Society

Find APA resources under the section Contributions from our partners 

Föderation Deutscher Psychologenvereinigungen

"Psychological Support Ukraine"

The DGPs has created a focus webpage "Psychological Support Ukraine".

The website provides information also in Ukrainian language. 

On this page DGPs has summarized various psychological support services aimed at refugees and people who work with refugees. 

 Visit the website here 

  Information in Ukrainian can be found here / З інформацією можна ознайомитися тут 

  A brochure "Consequences of an escape: Information brochure for families, relatives, teachers and helpers" was translated into Ukrainian and Russian.

Visite the website for the brochure: 

• in German 
• in German (brochure for children and their parents) 
• in Ukrainian 
• in Russian 

European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations

Resouces collected by EFPSA  on support related to Ukraine:

• Database - How to help refugees of Ukraine
• Overview of helplines around Europe 

See section Contributions from our partners 