Ukraine conflict resources

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has resulted in an huge mobilisation of financial and knowledge assistance, to help both those still in the country and Ukrainians abroad.  This page will be updated as more relevant links become available, and is a snapshot of the resources and information.  The UKPTS does not directly endorse any of the materials linked, and other information is available.

Make a donation

• National Psychology Association of Ukraine: Donate to the helpline – The NPA is the umbrella organisation for psychologists in Ukraine and currently provides a telephone support line for Ukrainians both at home and abroad.
• UNICEF: Ukraine Appeal – The UN agency providing broad support to children and families, including food, shelter, and educational material.
• Disasters Emergency Committee: Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal – The umbrella appeal for 15 leading UK charities including Save the Children, Oxfam, ActionAid and Age International.

Information on supporting Ukrainians in the UK

• Refugee Council: Information on Ukraine – Links to a wide variety of links to sources of advice for Ukrainian nationals both in the UK and elsewhere.
• Ukrainian Institute London: Information pages – more typically focused on education and cultural issues, the Ukrainian Institute has a collection of resources available for Ukrainians and those in the UK wishing to support in a variety of ways.
• International Organisation for Migration: Helpline – The UN organisation provides a telephone, online and text helpline for Ukrainians at home and abroad.  Note that they periodically recruit accredited psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers with appropriate language skills to provide services.
• British Red Cross: Help for refugees from Ukraine – a telephone helpline and information supporting Ukrainians in the UK

Trauma and Mental Health Resources

• European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS): Ukraine resources – In Europe, the ESTSS (to which UKPTS members automatically belong) have been instrumental in providing guidance on how to help.  They now have a series of seminar recordings now available.  Topics range from helping children and families deal with continuous threat, to the application of therapies such as NET and NASTI.
• IFRC Psychosocial Centre:Ukraine Response – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provide a range of response resources, as well as guidance on supporting volunteer teams and working to identify human trafficking.
• ISTSS: War and Disaster – The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies provide a range of materials on Ukraine, and war and conflict more generally, including working with specific groups such as refugees and military combatants.
• The International Trauma Consortium: Translated psychometrics –  a range number of therapeutic resources selected with specific relevance to offering psychosocial support.  As well as a large number of psychometric assessment materials (such as the PHQ-9, CATS, ITQ and WHODAS) translated into Ukrainian and Russian, a range of other measures in other languages are provided.
• The Dart Centre Europe: resources for reporters and editors – a range of resources aimed at media workers who report and confront trauma, either directly on the ground or remotely, including advice on self-care and reporting guidelines.  Applicable not just to media workers, but all those who regularly confront trauma and those who have experienced it.