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The Open Doors Center
Bringing Trauma-Informed Counseling to Ukraine
The Open Doors Center for Psychological Counseling and Trauma Therapy in Kyiv, Ukraine is a project site supported by IMHC inc. You can learn more about their mission and services here.
Your support is very important to us to keep the center running at this initial stage as we have just started to build our client load in Ukraine, and many of those most in need of psychological help are unable to afford our services.
If you would like to support the Open Doors Center, please make a note in your donation. You may donate to the general fund to support the center's function. Or you can specify how you would like your donation to be used. You may choose to sponsor counseling sessions for an individual needing social assistance, families, veterans/POWs, or another specific cause.
After the end of the war, three million Ukrainian veterans are expected to return home. All of them will need a period of adaptation to civilian life, according to previous studies, at least 10% will need treatment for PTSD, including complex neurological disorders (traumatic brain injury and concussions), chronic diseases, limb loss, sexual traumas, and co-occurring alcohol and drug addiction.
In addition, children who have survived occupation, shelling, loss of parents, evacuation, and other traumatic events related to war will need special attention and psychological treatment.
This project is focused on building and development of a Specialty Trauma Institute that will have a capacity for 170 beds in residential treatment for trauma therapy, additionions, occupational and physical therapy for veterans, women, and children. The Institute multidisciplinary team will include a psychiatrist, neurologist, narcologist, psychologist, nursing staff, and chaplains. The Institute will also provide outpatient services and have a capacity for Christian rehabilitation programming, family retreats and educational training.
It is expected that chaplains will be a natural part of the multidisciplinary team providing the environment for Christian meditation, prayer, and spiritual healing that is so needed in Ukraine. Unfortunately, spiritual trauma, moral injury, and “why” questions are a part of any war. These questions will need to be addressed as people are seeking healing from trauma.
This is also going to be a training and research center that will have a capacity not only to adjust and collect evidence for the trauma therapy techniques in Ukraine, but also will train other medical and therapy institutions to provide trauma care by US standards of care.
After the end of the war, three million Ukrainian veterans are expected to return home. All of them will need a period of adaptation to civilian life, according to previous studies, at least 10% will need treatment for PTSD, including complex neurological disorders (traumatic brain injury and concussions), chronic diseases, limb loss, sexual traumas, and co-occurring alcohol and drug addiction.
In addition, children who have survived occupation, shelling, loss of parents, evacuation, and other traumatic events related to war will need special attention and psychological treatment.
Our construction plan includes the following departments:
1️. Administrative Building, Conference Hall and Hotel: This complex will serve as the central point of the institute, where administrative affairs, scientific conferences and accommodation for patients and their attendants will be conducted.
2️. Occupational and Physical Therapy (inpatient and outpatient): This unit will be designed to provide comprehensive therapeutic care to patients for the rehabilitation of injuries and ensure their return to active life.
3️. Women’s Specific Trauma Treatment (inpatient): The center will be aimed at providing specialized care to women who have been victims of traumatic situations, taking into account their special needs and requirements.
4️. Treatment of PTSD and Brain Injury (inpatient): A specialized unit for providing comprehensive treatment to patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury.
5️. Treatment of PTSD and Addiction (inpatient): A center designed for patients who are simultaneously struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and addictions to overcome these problems and return to a healthy life.
6️. Recreational Center with a swimming pool: The building creates a comfortable and convenient atmosphere for physical and psychological training. The swimming pool is the centerpiece of this building, which provides an opportunity to engage in water treatments and exercises under the guidance of professional instructors.
7️. Center for Child and Adolescent Therapy: A specialized complex to provide assistance to children and adolescents who have been victims of traumatic situations and need psychological and physical support.
8️. Mental Health Clinic (outpatient): A medical center to provide counseling and treatment to people with mental health problems who do not require inpatient treatment.
We also plan to provide recreation and entertainment
areas for our patients and visitors:
– Swimming pool
– Soccer field
– Basketball court
– Tennis courts
– Mini-golf court
– Teen play ground with skating rink
– Playgrounds for children 0-5 years old and 6-12 years old
– Recreation area near the fountain
The institute will provide evidence-based trauma and mental health treatment services in a safe, supportive environment free from the stressors of everyday life.
In May 2024, we will start implementing an important project – the construction of the Ukrainian Institute of Trauma Therapy, which will be located 30 minutes drive from the capital Kyiv. The Institute is to be partially commissioned next year and fully operational in 2027. This institute will provide comprehensive support to people who have suffered from trauma and psychological difficulties.
Partner with us in this project! Together we can create a space for healing. Currently, we are raising funds for the construction of a mental health clinic, building #8, that will allow us to start partial hospitalization services, intensive short-term PTSD and family programing, as well as intensive trauma therapy trainings.US donors will receive a tax-deductible receipt. The link works in Ukraine, US, and internationally.
This project is focused on building and development of a Specialty Trauma Institute that will have a capacity for 170 beds in residential treatment for trauma therapy, additionions, occupational and physical therapy for veterans, women, and children. The Institute multidisciplinary team will include a psychiatrist, neurologist, narcologist, psychologist, nursing staff, and chaplains. The Institute will also provide outpatient services and have a capacity for Christian rehabilitation programming, family retreats and educational training.
It is expected that chaplains will be a natural part of the multidisciplinary team providing the environment for Christian meditation, prayer, and spiritual healing that is so needed in Ukraine. Unfortunately, spiritual trauma, moral injury, and “why” questions are a part of any war. These questions will need to be addressed as people are seeking healing from trauma.
This is also going to be a training and research center that will have a capacity not only to adjust and collect evidence for the trauma therapy techniques in Ukraine, but also will train other medical and therapy institutions to provide trauma care by US standards of care.
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International Mental Health Consulting, Inc (IMHC) is a partnering U.S. non-profit that is able to process tax deductible receipts for American tax-payers.