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Race for Children and War UK

Race for Children and War UK

Jenny Luckock and her friends Mariana Birchall, Lena Have, Ally Gabriele, Katie Routledge are training with a purpose – to raise £20,000 for Children and War UK.

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Kateryna Yavna: Training Ukrainians in TRT

Kateryna Yavna: Training Ukrainians in TRT

When Ukrainian psychologist Kateryna Yavna found herself stuck in the UK because of Covid travel restrictions, she had no way of knowing that things would get worse. In normal life, she divided her time between London, UK, and Lviv in Ukraine. Then in February 2022,...

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Music for Ukraine’s children

Music for Ukraine’s children

A concert for Children and War UK in June 2022 raised over £8,500. Every seat in the house was taken, and many more watched via the live link. Our thanks to the marvellous musicians who made the concert so memorable: sopranos Emma Kirkby and Angela Hicks, Sam Brown...

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Ukraine – update

Ukraine – update

Children and War UK’s cascade approach to training is designed to reach large groups of children at risk of long-term psychological trauma. Between February and June 2022, we helped more than 1000 Ukrainian children – but the number of children who need help grows every day.

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Up to two years wait for war trauma therapy in UK

Up to two years wait for war trauma therapy in UK

The Guardian has highlighted the long wait that traumatised Ukrainian refugees who have fled to the UK for 'specialised therapy to help them heal from the horrors of war.' Children and War UK's trustee William Yule, an expert in child stress and trauma and the needs...

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Training in Ukraine

In the 10 weeks since the Russian invasion, a third of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes, […] more than 5.7 million refugees have fled Ukraine. A further 7.7 million have been displaced within Ukraine.’ Children and War UK is working with children affected, in Ukraine and surrounding countries

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We're Recruiting!

Children and War UK are recruiting for 2 part-time roles to support our ongoing work and future expansion.