Almost 8 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children traumatized by the war, have arrived since February 2022 in European countries. While some refugees who arrived in France have regained some form of balance, all of them continue to experience the attack on their country by Russia as if they were still there.
Anxiety, depression, guilt… the war in Ukraine is a mass trauma which leads to a loss of bearings important for a whole community whose routine is broken and which has been exposed to very violent situations. It is essential to offer tools to displaced people to lessen the effects of trauma and prevent the occurrence of neuropsychological symptoms linked to conditions of prolonged stress.
This is why, with the support of the Dassault Group, the FondaMental Foundation, in partnership with the association Listen Ukraine and the start-ups Humans Matter and Aliae, is launching “Listen Psy Ukraine”, a platform for psychological help and support. Ukrainian men and women displaced in France.
Available in French and Ukrainian, it offers online aids to self-assess one’s psychological state and distinguish the different symptoms (depression, stress and psychological trauma, sleep disorders, etc.) and better understand and manage them, or find a solution. professional. It also includes practical information for daily life: accommodation, papers, work, etc.