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If you have recently fled Ukraine or are planning to do so, you can find information on your rights in the EU here, among other things.

Thousands of people have shown their solidarity to refugees in many different ways. You can help by donating to the numerous organisations that have mobilised in the EU Member States to support people from Ukraine seeking protection in the EU. You can see here through which organisation you can donate in your country:

Besides making donations, a lot of European citizens have been hosting refugees, either in their house or through Airbnb. If you are planning to host refugees with Airbnb, make sure you are prepared. You can find more information here.

Below you will find some more information on how you can help around Europe.

• Click here to find information from the European Union.
• Click here to find information from the Ukrainian government.

Witnessing and fleeing war can have a significant impact on your mental health. It is important to understand the distress you may face, destigmatise it and learn ways to alleviate it. IOM has published a self-help booklet specifically for men fleeing war.

In this next section you will find resources that may help you or others cope with trauma.

Recovery after trauma – guide for people who have PTSD, click here.

What is trauma, click here.

Helping yourself after a traumatic event, click here.

Helping a friend or family member after a traumatic event, click here.

About PTSD, click here.

Treatment for PTSD, click here.

Helping children & teens after a traumatic experience, click here.

Helping my children after trauma, click here.

A guide for young people who have experienced trauma, click here.

A story for children who have experienced trauma, click here.

Helping children after a traumatic event, click here.

Trauma and children, click here.

Age-related reactions to a traumatic event – Вікові Реакції на Травматичні події, click here.

After a crisis: Helping young children heal – Після кризи: Як допомогти дитині зцілитися, click here.

Helping young children with traumatic grief: Tips for caregivers – Допомога маленьким дітям які переживають травматичне горе: Поради для людей що піклуються за дітьми, click here.

Coping in hard times: Fact sheet for youth, high school, and college age – Як пережити скрутні часи: Інформаційний бюлетень для молоді старшого шкільного та університетського віку, click here.

Traumatic separation and refugee and immigrant children: Tips for current caregivers – ТРАВМАТИЧНЕ РОЗЛУЖЕННЯ ТА ДІТИ БІЖЕНЦІВ ТА ІМІГРАНТІВ: ПОРАДИ ДЛЯ ОПІКУНІВ, click here.

Age-related reactions to a traumatic event – Altersentsprechende Traumareaktionen, click here.

After a crisis: Helping your children heal – Nach der Krise: Kinder helfen zu heilen, click here.

Talking to children about war – 戦争について子どもに話す際に, click here.

Psychological first aid field operations guide – サイコロジカル・ファーストエイド 実施の手引き 第２版, click here.

Age-related reactions to a traumatic event – Соответствующие возрасту реакции на травму, click here.

After a crisis: Helping young children heal – После кризиса: Как помочь детям исцелиться, click here.

Talking to children about war – Как говорить с детьми о войне, click here.

Traumatic separation and refugee and immigrant children: Tips for current caregivers – ТРАВМАТИЧЕСКОЕ РАЗДЕЛЕНИЕ СЕМЕЙ – ДЕТИ-БЕЖЕНЦЫ И ИММИГРАНТЫ: РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ДЛЯ ВРЕМЕННЫХ ОПЕКУНОВ, click here.

Psychological first aid (PFA): Parent tips for helping infants and toddlers – Рекомендации родителям детей грудного и ясельного возраста в условиях последствий чрезвычайных ситуаций, click here.

PFA: Parent tips for helping pre-schoolers – Рекомендации родителям дошкольного возраста в условиях последствий чрезвычайных ситуаций, click here.

Parent tips for helping school-age children – Рекомендации родителям школьников в условиях последствий чрезвычайных ситуаций, click here.

PFA: Parent tips for helping adolescents – Рекомендации родителям детей подросткового возраста в условиях последствий чрезвычайных ситуаций, click here.

Helping young children with traumatic grief: Tips for caregivers – Помощь маленьким детям с травматическим горем: Советы для лиц, осуществляющих уход за детьми, click here.

Helping school-age children with traumatic grief: Tips for caregivers – Помощь детям школьного возраста, переживающим горе: Советы тем, кто оказывает помощь, click here.

Helping military children with traumatic grief: Tips for parents – Помощь детям военнослужащих, переживающим травму утраты: советы для родителей, click here.

Understanding child trauma and resilience: For military parents and caregivers –  Понимание детской травмы и устойчивости: для военных родителей и опекунов, click here.

How to talk to young people about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine (Dutch), click here.

Talking about war news with children (Finnish), click here.

Fears caused to the child by the media (Finnish), click here.

Talking about accident news with a child (Finnish), click here.

Talking about violent news with a child (Finnish), click here.

War in Ukraine – Answers to questions that children have asked (German), click here.

Violence in the media (Finnish), click here.

Criticality when reading the news (Finnish), click here.

CPI guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies (French), click here.

Advocacy kit – CPI guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies (French), click here.

Psychological first aid: Guide for field actors (French), click here.

Do what matters in times of stress: An illustrated guide (French), click here.

The Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies (French), click here.

Problem Management Plus (PM+): Individual psychosocial support for adults affected by distress in adversity-prone communities (French), click here.

OSCE: Recommendations on enhancing efforts to identify and mitigate risks of trafficking in human beings online as a result of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, click here.

PFA Mobile: Android version on Google Play, click here.

PFA: Parent tips for helping adolescents – Поради для батьків: Як допомогти підліткам після травматичних подій, click here.

PFA: Tips for adults – Поради для дорослих, click here.

The IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support has published a webpage dedicated to PFA in the context of the Ukrainian response. This page gathers a variety of resources, including an orientation course on how to deliver PFA with several explanatory videos.

MHPSS platform with information on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine (different languages), click here.

Mental health and psychosocial support, humanitarian response in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, click here.

Global crisis – Armed conflict: Information for survivors or trauma professionals, click here.