Emergency Situations: Psychological support for parents, children, and adolescents
How parents can help their children to talk about difficult topics without forgetting about self-care
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Emergency situations usually occur without warning or notice and our lives can be turned upside down and fundamentally change as a result. Our values also change, and our opportunities become limited. These situations are accompanied by constant uncertainty, instability, bad news, pessimism, abrupt changes to the organization and structure of our lives, and so forth.
Everyone is faced with a new reality; new and unfamiliar problems arise, especially for parents, who feel responsible not only for themselves but also for the health and wellbeing of their children. And although some can manage their emotions associated with their new reality and continue to move forward, there are surely many who need psychological assistance and support.
Thanks to the financial support from the Government of the United Kingdom and the Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF), UNICEF and the Parenting School Armenia Foundation (a parenting, educational, psychosocial support center) have developed approaches, which will help parents, children, and adolescents overcome psychological issues caused by emergency situations.
How to help ourselves and our children in emergencies
There are more than 53 organizations in Armenia that provide mental health and social-psychological support services.
In May 2021, UNICEF mapped the distribution of these services throughout the country and is now happy to present the list.
How to talk to a child about death and loss
What can a parent do to help their child?
But first, information about how parents can care for themselves
How do adolescents feel?
Materials for adolescents
Manuals for parents and children
Mental health and psychological support: Tips from experts
Together with the specialists of the Armenian Association of Child and Educational Psychologists (AACEP), we prepared videos to properly respond to children’s most common problems. We hope these videos are helpful to parents and professionals who work with children.
This campaign page was developed with the financial support of the U.S. Government. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government.