The crisis in Ukraine has unleashed a network of online mental health experts, some refashioning routine virtual care in response to the war; others providing psychological first aid for refugees or support for local therapists who suddenly find themselves on the front line of an evolving mental health crisis.
to find ways to give children space to engage in normal childhood activities such as drawing, playing and singing while allowing their caregivers some release.“We are keeping an eye on our providers,” said Laura Murray, a clinical psychologist and senior scientist at the Hopkins center. “That is one thing covid really taught us,” she said, explaining the toll taken on caregivers by the prolonged pandemic.
Medical care has been more widely available than in many parts of the developing world, creating logistical challenges of refilling prescriptions for people whose pharmacies may no longer be operating or who are on the move.Many of the U.S.-based mental health experts who are volunteering their services describe their sense of emotional solidarity, their common culture or elements of shared history with Ukrainians.
Rozenblyum decided to write to colleagues, recalling for them the World War II story of two young Jews in the Terezin concentration camp north of Prague who organized underground mental health support for fellow prisoners.“Somehow they realized that in order to survive, people need not only a piece of bread but emotional support,” Rozenblyum said.
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