Як допомогти дітям та молоді під час війни та кризи. Інструменти для покращення сну. Труднощі зі сном через надмірне збудження часто зустрічається у дітей, які переживають війну. Основні стратегії боротьби з ними. How to assist children and youth in time of war and crisis. Tools for better sleep. Sleep difficulties due to over arousal are common in children who live through war. The main coping strategies. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Сексуальне насильство під час війні – злочин проти людства. У 1993 році Статут Міжнародного кримінального трибуналу по колишній Югославії (МТБЮ) включив зґвалтування як злочин проти людства, а також злочини катування та знищення. Міжнародний кримінальний трибунал по Руанді (МКТР,1994) постановив, що зґвалтування є військовим злочином і злочином проти людства, і став першим міжнародним судом, який визнав обвинуваченого винним у зґвалтуванні як злочині геноциду. Sexual violence in war – a crime against humanity. In 1993 the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) included rape as a crime against humanity, as well as the crimes of torture and extermination. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR, 1994) decided that rape constituted a war crime and a crime against humanity and was the first international court to find an accused person guilty of rape as a crime of genocide. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
НАВЧАННЯ ТЕХНІК ЗЦІЛЕННЯ. Діти та війна: Методи, пов’язані з трьома основними групами симптомів. Стабілізація- регулювання. Деякі вправи для розслаблення. Техніки дихання.
TRT Children and war: Тechniques connected to the three main symptom groups. Stabilisation-regulation. Some exercises for relaxation. Breathing techniques. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Як допомогти дітям та молоді під час війни та кризи. Тимчасове зниження когнітивних функцій: Відновлення існує доти, доки присутні різні реакції. Може тривати кілька років – це означає, що ви втратите роки навчання, якщо не будуть забезпечені ефективні освітні заходи. How to assist children and youth in time of war and crisis. Temporary reduced cognitive functioning: The reduction exist as long as the various reactions are present. Can last for several years – meaning you lose years of education if not effective educational measures are provided. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English. You can find the video with Ukrainian subtitles.
Робота з травмою має бути більше, ніж повторне переживання, до історії можна додати нові елементи та асоціації. Дитина буде відчувати контроль, оволодіння та догляд, які були недоступні під час травми. Дитина буде відчувати регулятивну підтримку, щоб краще переносити та інтегрувати досвід. Trauma processing, from fragmentation and chaos- to meaning and coherence. Робота з травмою. Від роздробленості та хаосу – до взаємодії та узгодженості. Trauma processing should be more than reexperiencing, new elements and associations can be added to the story. The child will experience control, mastering, and care that was not available during the trauma exposure. The child will experience regulation-support to better tolerate and integrate the experience. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Батьківський супровід дитини під час війни та після втечі від війни. Про що цей урок – про підтримку батьків, а не про лікування травм. Що потрібно дітям –і як ми можемо допомогти батькам надати їм необхідну підтримку? Parental guidance during time of war and in the wake of flight from war. What is this lesson about – parent support – not trauma treatment. What do children need – and how can we help parents give them the support they need? Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Вимушена міграція та травма: Дорослі, які зазнали звірств під час війни та втечі– Реакції та що може допомогти.Корисні речі, які можна зробити, коли відчуваєш себе пригніченим. Ранні тривожні ознаки: потрібна професійна допомога. Forced migration and trauma: Adults exposed to the atrocities of war and flight– Reactions and what may help. Helpful things to do when feeling overwhelmed. Early warning signs: need for professional help. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Як ми можемо зрозуміти та підтримати постраждалих дітей? Деякі вправи: Допомогти регулювати їхні почуття. Кинути виклик їхньому способу мислення. Запропонувати кращі стратегії подолання. Допомогти їм розповісти про те, що сталося. How can we understand and support trauma exposed children? Some things to do: What can we do? Help regulate their feelings. Challenging their ways of thinking. Provide better coping strategies. Help them talk about what happened. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Допомога вагітним жінкам, батькам з немовлятами та дітьми молодшого віку в умовах війни, невпевненості та травми: Як допомогти мамам поєднатися з собою і з ненародженою дитиною. Нове керівництво для досягнення кращого здоров’я для жінок і дітей. Helping pregnant women and parents with infants and young children facing war, insecurity, and trauma: How to help mothers connect to herself and to the unborn baby. A new guideline to achieving better health for women and children. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
Порушення прав людини під час війни, психологічні наслідки. Сексуальне насильство пов’язане з конфліктом та його психологічні наслідки: Сексуальне насильство та міжнародне кримінальне правосуддя. Справедливість за межами покарання та кримінально-правового визнання. Human Rights violations in war and its psychological consequences: Sexual violence and international criminal justice. Justice beyond punishment and criminal legal recognition. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
У цьому посібнику автори надають поради та рекомендації, щоб допомогти батькам-біженцям забезпечити своїм дітям стабільні умови та нове відчуття безпеки. In this guide, the authors provide advice and recommendations to assist refugee parents in giving their children stable conditions and a new sense of security.
Available in English and in Ukrainian.
Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, violence has become a daily reality for millions of Ukrainians, with more than 20,0000 recorded civilian casualties and over 13 million people displaced. Confronting destruction, loss and death, women, girls and people of all genders face another, often less visible threat: heightened rates of rape and sexual violence.
Психічне здоров’я та психосоціальна підтримка (MHPSS) у надзвичайних гуманітарних ситуаціях: MHPSS є частиною гуманітарної допомоги. MHPSS є частиною гуманітарної допомоги. Попередні умови. Проблеми, викликані кризою. Проблеми, викликані допомогою. Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian emergencies: MHPSS is part of humanitarian response. Pre-existing conditions. Problems caused by crisis. Problems caused by aid. Powerpoint is available in Ukrainian and in English.
We have collected information about psychological reactions to war and trauma, conflict related sexual violence. Here you can find the toolbox which is a collection of the tools that contains grounding exercises, metaphors, window of tolerance among other tools to provide psychological assistance in crises, emergencies, during time of war and armed conflict. Here you can find the training manual in Ukrainian language.
The war in Ukraine has devastating consequences for the mental health of Ukraine’s people; consequences that might reverberate for years to come. The heavy challenges and continuing task to address the consequences of the war will fall on helpers, volunteers or professionals living and working in extremely difficult conditions in Ukraine and the neighbouring countries. The information in the following is compiled or developed for helpers, volunteers and professionals engaged in emergency work.
It is normal to have strong emotional or physical reactions following a distressing event. On most occasions though, these reactions subside as part of the body’s natural healing and recovery process. Family members who experience a shared distressing event often become closer and appreciate each other more. A traumatic experience is any event in life that causes a threat to our safety and potentially places our own life or the lives of others at risk. As a result, a person experiences high levels of emotional, psychological, and physical distress that temporarily disrupts their ability to function normally in day-to-day life.
If someone close to you has been through a life-threatening event, like combat or sexual assault, it can be hard to know how to support them. At the same time, it’s important to remember that this type of event also afects family and friends — and it’s normal for you to struggle, too.
It’s important to know that there is no normal or one way to react when you find out someone you care about has survived an act of sexual violence. Regardless of what you’re feeling, these emotions can be intense and difficult to deal with. Learning how to manage these feelings can help you support the survivor in your life and can help you feel less overwhelmed.
Understanding education as a form of both reconstruction and reparations is essential for societies in their efforts to address victims’ rights and help victims and their families overcome the consequences of a painful past.
When someone you care about suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it can leave you feeling overwhelmed. The changes in your loved one can be worrying or even frightening. You may feel angry about what’s happening to your family and relationship, or hurt by your loved one’s distance and moodiness.
The Expert Workshop on “Redress and rehabilitation of child and adolescent victims of torture and the intergenerational transmission of trauma” highlighted methods that can be deployed to sustainably assist child and adolescent victims of torture, including techniques which can revive their self-confidence and sense of worth and restore their hope and dignity. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to these tireless professionals, who are supported by the Torture Fund, for their lifechanging work.
Friends and family members of survivors of sexual violence often want to help a survivor through her or his experience but don’t know how. The resources below provide advice for friends and family about how to provide support without unintentionally increasing the stress that survivors experience, or otherwise doing harm. This 23-page guide contains a general overview of sexual violence. It includes some tips on communication, the common questions and concerns, the long-term effects and how significant others can be affected.
For mental health workers empathy is an essential aspect of good help. This is also a source for compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization or secondary traumatic stress. Early recognition and awareness are crucial to be resilient to these symptoms. This page is also valid for family members and friends that give support to survivors.
Self-care is about taking steps to feel healthy and comfortable. Whether it happened recently or years ago, self-care can help you cope with the short- and long-term effects of a trauma like sexual assault. The information is available in Spanish here.
Here you can find a list of grounding exercises. Grounding exercises can help to handle dissociation or flashbacks, and reducing the symptoms of anxiety and panic. It is important to practice the exercises again and again until the skill becomes automatic and can be called on even during moments of distress. The aim of grounding is to take the survivor out of whatever traumatic moment she is remembering.
The effect of a disaster or traumatic event goes far beyond its immediate devastation. Just as it takes time to reconstruct damaged buildings, it takes time to grieve and rebuild our lives. What follows are examples of the types of emotional, behavioral, physical, and cognitive responses that are all common reactions to a disaster or other traumatic event.
Shock and denial are typical responses. Shock is a sudden and often intense disturbance of your emotional state that may leave you feeling stunned, numb or dazed. Denial involves your not acknowledging that something very stressful has happened, or not experiencing fully the intensity of the event. After shock subsides, reactions vary from one person to another (open the link for more information). There are a number of steps you can take to help restore emotional well-being and a sense of control following a disaster or other traumatic experience (open the link for more information).
It is normal to have strong reactions following a distressing or frightening event, but these should begin to reduce after a few weeks. People can experience a range of physical, mental, emotional and behavioural reactions.
Whatever the source, trauma leaves its imprint on the brain. For example, research studies consistently show that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked to greater activity in brain areas that process fear and less activation in parts of the prefrontal cortex. For the many who have survived human rights violations, the patterns of reactions will be the same.
Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.
Rape survivors in India face significant barriers to obtaining justice and critical support services, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Legal and other reforms adopted since the gang rape and murder of a student, Jyoti Singh Pandey, in Delhi in December 2012 have not been fully realized.
The thesis explores the concepts of truth and reparation and how they are interrelated. Lastly, it looks at the degree to which the victims’ rights to truth and reparation are protected in the Colombian legal framework, how they are implemented at the national level, and to what degree the protection of victims’ rights in Colombia meets international standards.
More than three decades have passed, but the goal of comprehensive reparations is still out of reach for the victims whose rights were seriously and systematically deprived by the Khmer Rouge. The issue of reparations has received little attention from the government and the international community, even after the establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea.
Since independence Uganda has experienced different episodes of violent conflict and human rights abuses across successive political regimes. The most protracted and brutal of these conflicts was the two decade conflict in the northern Uganda between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government forces, during which gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law were perpetrated against individuals, families, and communities.
Been particularly aware of the importance of ensuring psychological support to survivors of rape and other forms of sexual violence, both immediately after the violence, if possible, and as part of a more long term reparation.
An important document called Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law affirms that states have the duty to investigate and, if there is sufficient evidence, the duty to submit to prosecution the person allegedly responsible for the violations and, if found guilty, the duty to punish her or him.
This webinar, from March, 2016 features Annie Sovcik and Marie Soueid from the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), with Tim Kelly from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and Faith Ray with the CVT National Capacity Building Program. This Measured Impact Webinar is part of a two-part training on the legal definitions of torture and how they apply to eligibility determinations for Survivors of Torture programs. This webinar concentrates on the legal frameworks of the U.S. and U.N. definitions of torture, as well as the refugee definition. It includes examples to illustrate cases that rise to the level of torture and cases that do not.
We often receive questions about using the “right” term or phrase. Here’s how we choose the language that we use.
The words “survivor” and “victim” have very different connotations. Being a “victim” implies helplessness and pity, which might not adequately describe the experiences of some people who experience sexual assault. Experiences vary from person to person, after all. However, what’s so different about the term “survivor” is that it implies that people are able to take control of their own lives. “Surviving” conveys that the person is still fighting, whether through the judicial system in order to bring justice to the perpetrator, to gain awareness for the cause, or to learn to live after experiencing an assault. A “survivor” thrives in their environment.
In the literature, the person who has experienced a severe human rights violation, is referred to as either “survivor” or as “victim”. Both terms are being used, but in some contexts one of them is usually preferred over the other. For example, advocacy and support organisations and groups – including HHRI – often use survivor. We consider survivor to be more empowering than the word victim, as it implies that the person is able to take some control in his or her life; that the person has resources and strength. In legal documents and in de judiciary the term victim is used.
Because of the abuse that survivors may have been exposed to, they may experience going through a difficult and painful time. Maybe they feel like the world seems different from how it used to be like? Maybe it is not quite the same as it was before? Maybe they find it is difficult to talk to family and friends about what happened, or maybe they do not want to talk about it to anyone? Maybe they find it difficult to be around other people?
Disasters are stressful events that can cause substantial harm to communities and families. After a disaster, children may develop symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health plays an important role in physical health, school performance, behavior, and long-term quality of life. Therefore, it is important to keep children physically and mentally safe during and after a disaster.
Emergencies and disasters can happen during the school day. Taking steps now can help protect the students in your care.
Very good manual (104 p.) with a description of symptoms that may occur in children after the disaster, identifying the severity of the disease, and suggestions on how to cope/treat. Detailed instructions, how-to-do step-by-step, can be used as a workshop manual. Target group: professionals/clinicians (teachers, families).
The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA), aims to develop skills and competences of Save the Children staff, partners, and professionals in reducing the initial distress of children who have recently been exposed to a traumatic event.
This is the main page of NCTSN concerning Natural Disasters. It provides the most important links under this topic – earthquakes, epidemics, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis. Under each of these pages, you will find lots of very useful links and articles as well, with an essential description of situations, symptoms, and how-to-cope procedures.
This handbook (198 p.) presents very solid information and how-to-do about coping with disasters and their psychological effects. Focus on psychosocial support and how to organize: assessments, planning, implementation, training, and monitoring. Target group: psychosocial practitioners.
Factsheet (1 p.) ”what you can do right now to support wellbeing” – very practically how-to-do after a disaster had occurred, f.e. how to talk to survivors. Not only after Tsunamis.
his article is a “fact sheet” presenting to the target group of survivors an overview about symptoms, effects otherwise, and coping strategies.
This website under the American Psychological Association provides a good overview of the effects of disasters on people’s psyche. It gathers lots of relevant links under the topics of coping with disaster, how psychologists help, and some updated news about disaster.
This represents a short overview and consensus about best to cope with disasters, both practical topics and mentioning the necessary social support.
This section provides an overview of OCHA’s mandate, its leadership and how it is funded. It also includes a detailed section on OCHA’s flagship and thematic publications, and on the Agenda for Humanity – a plan put forward by the UN Secretary-General calling on global leaders to stand up for our common humanity and reduce humanitarian suffering.
New reports about COVID-19 are becoming more widespread and are making some people anxious. Here are some tips to help you manage your anxiety, put news reports in perspective and maintain a positive outlook. You can access the list of recommendations here.
Fear about the coronavirus has gripped the world. While nearly all cases have been in China, that has not stopped people in other countries from worrying. This new illness certainly is frightening and needs attention, but it’s important to note that far more people die from an illness that’s all too familiar — the seasonal flu. Why are we so afraid of this novel coronavirus when we are much more likely to catch the flu? Our guest, Baruch Fischhoff, PhD, is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an expert on public perception of risk and human judgment and decision-making. He explains why we worry about new risks more than familiar ones, how to calm our anxiety and what are the psychological effects of being quarantined. Listen to the episode here.
Since we made the first and second edition of these guidelines, much has happened. A new update is needed. In several countries schools and kindergartens are now closed. Adults and children in these countries are taking a collective responsibility to ensure that the infection does not affect too many people at one time. This, so that our health care systems have the capacity to treat those who are most ill.
The CP AoR Help Desk is managing a dropbox folder with collected global, regional, and country-level resources for COVID-19, and this document will be a living document stored in the dropbox folder.
This note aims to provide practical support to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) practitioners to adapt GBV case management service delivery models quickly and ethically during the current COVID-19 pandemic. It does not address all aspects of a gendered analysis that are necessary to create a robust response, nor is it a definitive set of guidelines. Rather, it is designed to be a “living” document, that will continue to draw upon the expertise of the global community in this new and evolving field.
Resource page for the COVID-19 pandemic including: Case study/best practices/examples from the field (Mozambique, Sudan, Libya, Iraq, South Sudan, Myanmar). Helpdesk Products. Report/literature review/research paper. Manual and toolkit. E-learnings, podcasts, videos
We are currently responding to ongoing emergencies in multiple countries, working to keep people safe while they are on the move and displaced from their homes.
This briefing note (Version 1.5) summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.