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The SIC correspondent in Ukraine accompanied the work of a group of volunteers, who tries to help Ukrainian children deal with the trauma of guerra.
Almost half of Ukrainian children have signs of anxiety, depression or sleep and food disorders, it is the portrait of a study of a study of . Over time, psychological support becomes even more essential.
The day begins with small gestures of affection for the choice of each child. They are between six and ten and each one of them has a puff, a doll that is called Hibukian Israeli therapy tool of the same name as Ukrainian psychologists went to seek to work the war trauma.
“War trauma is a trauma that can affect even those who were only a spectator, for example, if the child witnessed a burst or traumatic events during the occupation, or went through other remarkable experiences. It is the constant fear that suddenly there will be a crash again, that something is repeated. Also the trauma related to the fact that the child is afraid, of not feeling security. With the help of this hall, we have created a safe place for the child that even during the aerial danger alert or because of fears that the child has, he can have a safe place with the help of the doll”, explains to SIC LiubovUnstrezic, Formator of specialists.
Children who are part of this group are children of veterans, soldiers who have died or are now fighting.
“My dad is fighting. I dream about him many times. I miss you so much, I worry a lot about him. Once he arrived at night. I was lying next to Mom. He entered the room and I started to cry. I ran to hug him.
“Children are very afraid of dying”
Almost half of the Ukrainian children show signs of trauma. A study released last year by the Save International Organization The Children Indicates that 43% of observed children have symptoms such as sleep or feeding disorders, physical manifestations such as tics or hair gray, Isolation, anxiety or depression.
“Most cases are similar. It is always related to war, the fears of loss, the fear of death. Children, in particular, are very afraid of dying,” he says Liubov.
And how are children explaining what death is?
“In different ways. For the smallest, through the Hibuki or the toys they like best. With the fastest, we talk as adults. And in fact, I explain that I’m afraid too. And that this is normal, given the circumstances in which we live now. We talk about it. But always underlined, both with the little ones and teenagers and adults, who must live in here and now. If we want to call someone or give a hug, let us do it now. Because, in fact, we do not know what awaits us tomorrow, ”explains the trainer.
Children dream of peace and that says a lot about what they live, but they also mutter to wake up early and that says all about what they continue to be: children.
Iryna Shev e Andrii Iakovlieva SIC em Barshivkain Ukraine.
