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For several years now, children and teenagers in the capital of Ukraine have had the opportunity to restore their inner balance thanks to the <\/span>“Children and War: Teaching Recovery Techniques” <\/span><\/i>program. Therapy sessions are led by a team of certified trainers \u2014 Olha Posternak and Tetiana Holovko \u2014 this time held at Kyiv School #321.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of 2025, the trainers organized several groups where children aged 8 to 17 learned techniques for managing anxiety, working with traumatic memories, and emotional self-healing. During 7 sessions, each participant discovered simple but effective ways of self-support.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes these groups special?<\/b>
\n<\/b> \u2013 All the children reported improvements in their emotional and psychological state.<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2013 The groups quickly united into true support teams.<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2013 Even after the sessions ended, teenagers continued to communicate, helping each other cope with difficulties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heartwarming healing stories speak for themselves: a boy who was afraid to talk about the loss of his father eventually opened up to the group and shared his fondest memories; a girl suffering from depression found friends again and returned to an active life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, as the war reshapes children\u2019s lives, such initiatives are not just relevant \u2014 they are essential.<\/span><\/p>\n

This project was created by the “HOPE worldwide<\/em> Ukraine” charity foundation with the support of a grant from the Children’s Resilience Fund: Providing Capacity Building and Funding to Ukrainian Civil Society Organisations in Ukraine. The program is implemented by Crown Agents Ukraine<\/span><\/a><\/span> and Integrity Action<\/span><\/a><\/span>. The content of the news does not necessarily reflect the views of Integrity Action, or Crown Agents in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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