How to help a child who experienced living under occupation?

The experience of being under occupation is difficult and traumatic for any person. It can have a significant impact on the psychological state, because it deprives people of a basic sense of security, leads to a loss of control over their lives, and causes a feeling of uncertainty.

👧🏻👦🏻 The children’s reaction to such an experience depends on various factors: their age, personality, stage of development, as well as the impact of stress on their parents or people who are close to them. Of particular importance is how intense such an experience was, whether the child suffered directly or just witnessed some traumatic events, and what happened to the child after the occupation.

The Ministry of Health has published some advice for parents on how to support their child who experienced living under the occupation. 👆These are some basic techniques and first steps, and further assistance depends on what kind of traumatic event the child experienced.

 

How can ChatGPT be useful for IDPs and refugees?

ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI, which has rapidly gained popularity in the world, is now available in Ukraine. We also decided to use the possibilities of the artificial intelligence and ask it how it could be useful for IDPs and Ukrainians abroad?

At our request, it formulated ️ 5 examples of its use that could come in handy:

🇬🇧🔄🇺🇦 Translation: ChatGPT can translate texts from Ukrainian into other languages, which can be useful for people who are looking for information about refugee rights or assistance opportunities, but do not understand the local language.

💻 Information search: ChatGPT can be useful for finding information about some legal issues, healthcare, education, housing, and other services. It can provide useful links and tips to help IDPs and refugees find what they need.

🙌 Psychological support: ChatGPT can provide information and resources for those seeking help with psychological issues. For example, it can help to find contacts for psychological support, which is provided to IDPs and refugees free of charge.

📍Orientation in a new location: ChatGPT can provide useful information about local transport, food outlets, and other useful places. It can also provide useful tips on how to best adapt to a new place.

🗣Cultural aspect: ChatGPT can provide information about the culture and traditions of a new place, which will help IDPs and refugees to understand local residents better and adapt to the new environment. It can also provide useful advice on intercultural communication, and can help to understand the peculiarities of local lifestyles.

❗️At the same time, ChatGPT notes that it can not replace live human support and counselling, so if you have a serious problem, you should contact professional organizations and institutions that provide assistance in such situations.

You can give it a try and start communicating with the chatbot by clicking on this link.