Three Years of War: Listening to Ukraine’s Children
Three years ago today, Russian forces escalated the conflict in Ukraine into a full-scale war. Since then, millions have endured unimaginable hardship. Our hearts are with all those suffering — both in Ukraine and in every corner of the world where conflict continues to destroy lives. Since the beginning of the war, millions of Ukrainian […]
Children & Young People Affected by the War in Ukraine
Child Helpline Data
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 14 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed borders seeking safety. Child helplines across Europe have expanded their services to cater to the needs of these individuals, offering Ukrainian-speaking counselling services. Together with our child helpline members in Ukraine (La Strada), Poland (FDDS), Hungary (Kék Vonal), Slovakia […]
Supporting Each Other to Support Ukrainian Children and Young People
2-Day Workshop in Warsaw, Poland
Ukrainian-speaking counsellors from four child helplines – Ukraine’s National Toll-Free Hotline for Children and Youth, Slovakia’s Linka Detskej Istoty, Romania’s Telefonul Copilului 116111 and Poland’s Telefon Zaufania – gathered in Warsaw to share their experiences supporting Ukrainian children and young people. This meeting, part of the Ukrainian Children Voices Phase III project, was funded by […]
A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Ukrainian Children
Suzir'ya Project Sub-Regional Workshop
In Copenhagen earlier last month – in the days leading up to our Regional Consultation of Child Helplines in Europe – our Danish child helpline member Børns Vilkår also hosted a sub-regional workshop as part of a project led by our partners at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). We invited our former colleague and […]
Addressing the Needs of Ukrainian Child Refugees
Insights from the Community and Country Reports
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 14 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed borders seeking safety, with Europe hosting around 6 million of them – primarily women and children. This has resulted in a high rate of family separation – about 70% – and has left children and young people particularly vulnerable […]
A Third Year of War: Supporting Ukrainian Children in a Continuing Crisis
24 February 2024 marked the 2nd anniversary of the War in Ukraine. Two years ago the lives of millions of children and young people changed forever. Today, almost 3 million children in Ukraine are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance: they are missing out on basic necessities including food, heating, shelter and healthcare. Almost 4 […]
Ukrainian Children in Denmark
How the Danish child helpline BørneTelefonen is reaching out to children and young people from Ukraine
About a month after the start of the war in Ukraine, BørneTelefonen began offering its services in Ukrainian, like many other child helplines in European countries where Ukrainians have been forced to flee. The child helpline – including its chat service – is available in Ukrainian on weekdays from 12.00 to 16.00, and during the […]
Responding to the War in Ukraine
A year ago, in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of people to flee their homes, we initiated the “Hearing the voices of Ukrainian children and young people: child helplines responding to the Ukraine crisis” project. This project, funded by UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, aimed to amplify […]
Responding to the Crisis Caused by the War in Ukraine
In this report, we delve into the impact that capacity-building activities have had on the participants in our Ukraine Crisis Response workshops. These workshops covered topics critical in times of war, such as conflict-related gender-based violence, human trafficking, trauma-informed care, and the role of counsellors in emergencies. Download PDF This report has been updated on […]
Voices of Children & Young People Affected by the War in Ukraine
To influence policymaking through reliable evidence, we collected monthly data on the nature and volume of contacts received by child helplines in the region. This data allowed us to gain insights into the challenges faced by Ukrainian refugees and their families, as well as local children. In this report, we delve into the demographic characteristics […]