Online hubs have been set up allowing professionals to easily access activities aimed at helping children understand the situation and support the wellbeing of anyone struggling to process the news.
Resources have also been created to allow youth workers to help young people organise fundraisers and send messages of support to refugees:
Top tips for professionals speaking to children about the Ukraine crisis:
Listen
Be age appropriate
Reassure
Respond
Validate their feelings
Give them a practical way to help
Full guides to speaking to children about the crisis:
Resources to help children understand and process the crisis
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