At the time of writing the number of refugees fleeing from Ukraine has already risen to 2.5 million (11.03.22), according to BBC News reports.

The number of people who are and will be affected by the events in the Ukraine is immeasurable. Psychology Tools has provided a number of PTSD resources that

have been translated into Ukranian. These are accessible for free by following the link below:

https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/free-ukrainian-translations-of-trauma-and-ptsd-psychoeducational-resources/

They also provide links as to how you can help:

https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/

https://msf.org/war-ukraine

At the same time, we don't want to forgot that according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) there were 84 million displaced people world wide by mid 2021. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJO2U.rCti5ysAsgV3Bwx.;_ylu=Y29sbwMEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1647058110/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.unhcr.org%2frefugee-statistics%2f/RK=2/RS=UvneRDFJnvH.y..RYtUzz1DbLpA-

Traumaform has been running a free weekly group via zoom since April 2020 for anyone concerned or affected by Covid-19 - we want to extend this now to anyone concerned or affected by the current situation in Ukraine.

If you are interested in attending, please email georgina@traumaform.hush.com.

Below a couple of links that may be helpful.

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2022/trauma-war-afar

https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2022/2-march-how-to-reassure-children-anxious-about-war-in-ukraine/