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Psychological Support and GBV Prevention

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It is a programme to provide free psychological assistance to IDPs and the war-affected population in Ukraine.

Psychologists of R2P work online and in person:

provide individual crisis counselling and support groups;
strengthen the capacity of social and administrative services in communities;
provide psychological support to residents of shelters and places of compact residence of IDPs and the war-affected population, etc.

When times are dark, you must keep the light inside you. We know how, even if you have experienced the worst.

Our psychologists often work with such topics:

loss of home or forced evacuation from the hometown;
loss of a loved one;
anxiety about loved ones at the frontline;
emotional exhaustion from helping others (volunteers, social workers, doctors, teachers, etc.);
anxiety, apathy, deterioration of mood and physical condition;
sleep disturbances, aggression, panic attacks, fears;
confusion in raising children or misunderstandings in the family;
other traumatic events.

We work for united territorial communities (amalgamated hromadas), collective centres, schools, social services, and other organisations.

Right to Protection provides comprehensive assistance to survivors of gender-based violence, including domestic violence.

The team works for hromadas, collective centres, schools, social services, and other organisations involved in combating and preventing violence.

Within the programme, experts implement activities aimed at raising awareness, preventing violence, and supporting survivors, particularly:

conduct educational activities on gender equality and security, combating and preventing GBV for the population;
organise Gender-Based Violence: How to Respond and Counteract trainings;
increase the capacity of representatives of local governments responsible for organising GBV response and social service providers to survivors of violence to implement the protection system for those affected;
support Safe Spaces for Women and Girls with material supplies, professional and expert assistance;
implement information campaigns and social events aimed at combating and preventing violence, promoting gender equality and safety culture;
research the causes and consequences of various manifestations of violence.

The Fund provides the following services to survivors of violence:

assistance in meeting urgent basic needs (safe place, food, medical care, clothing, etc.);
accompanying survivors and facilitating their placement in a shelter or crisis room;
facilitating access to healthcare services;
assistance with the paperwork;
developing an individual plan to overcome a difficult life situation;
informing about the right to social, psychological, and legal services;
ensuring interaction with other specialists and services to resolve the crisis;
providing contacts to services and agencies that help survivors of violence;
if necessary and with informed consent, referral to other services or organisations.

The Fund's lawyers and advocates advise survivors of gender-based and/or domestic violence on:

reporting to the police;
documenting the offence;
collecting evidence;
bringing the perpetrator to justice;
measures to counteract violence (issuance of an urgent order by the police, a restraining order by a court, registration of the perpetrator with the police for preventive measures);
powers of state bodies and institutions that provide social, psychological and legal services to survivors;
other issues necessary for protection.