On January 23 of this year, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for creating resilience centers, and from now on, such centers, with the support of UNICEF, will be created in many territorial communities, including ours. In such spaces, specialists will provide psychosocial support to residents. The centers will save citizens time searching for information, direct them to the appropriate specialists or bodies and institutions, and tell them how to get the necessary service.
The creation of such centers is necessary, because during a full-scale war, Ukrainians live under the influence of stress every day, and residents of communities, especially in small settlements, do not have access to qualified psychological assistance. The goal of the initiative is to teach people how to cope with stressful situations, strengthen volunteerism on the ground, and unite communities.
The project will focus on developing parenting skills and childcare, as well as psychological work with military personnel, veterans and their families, and supporting IDPs and other vulnerable populations. Each of the spaces will be designed to be barrier-free, inclusive, and safe.
So now Chuguiv specialists are faced with the task of acquiring the necessary skills to work in such centers or cooperate with them. During the two-day training, conducted by UNICEF National Consultant Iryna Yeremenko, its participants received theoretical and practical knowledge on the concept of resilience, psychological aspects of working with people in need of help, organizing resilience spaces, increasing stress resistance, initial assessment of the needs of children and families, and many others.
So, in the near future, the Center for Resilience in our community will open its doors to all residents who need help.
