Healthcare and Labour market access will be granted with the Temporary Protection Status. Other benefits have not yet been announced. SolidarityNow also provides Employability and Work Counseling Services in the Athens’ and Thessaloniki’s centers, supporting unemployed people to connect with the labour market.
Moreover, the telephone helpline 10306 (select 4) offers free of charge mental health support and care to refugees from Ukraine. The service is provided by Ukrainian mental health professionals with special training.
The helpline operates from Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.and it is free of charge and anonymous. Dial 10306 and select 4.
The service is an initiative of the Deputy Minister for Health who oversees mental health issues, and is funded by the Ministry of Health, with the participation of:
-The Federation of Bodies for Psychological Recovery and Mental Health “Argo”
-The Research University Institute for Mental Health, and
-The Smile of the Child
In addition, SolidarityNow offers mental health support and psychosocial support to refugees from Ukraine through individual counseling, family or group sessions and group empowerment activities, addressed to women and minor children, at the Blue Refugee Center in Thessaloniki.
The mental health interventions and psychosocial support that take place at the Blue Refugee Center, aim to help the individual:
- To adapt to the new reality and plan its next steps
- Get in touch with peers and offer/receive mutual support
- To strengthen their parental role and effectively address challenges with children
- To empower children through play and creative activities
- Improve the social skills of children and adolescents and encourage them to express themselves through interactive games.
The project is part of the ‘Unicef Ukraine Response CP Programme – Northern Greece’, implemented by Solidarity Now.
For more information contact us at the following telephone numbers (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
Athens Solidarity Center: +3021 0822 0883 |Blue Refugee Center (Thessaloniki): +30 231055 5266