The primary objective of the project was to equip individuals who could support children and young people in the migration crisis with the appropriate skills to work directly with them. It was assumed that both the people closest to children and young people arriving as immigrants and the employees of institutions involved in direct work with young migrants need educational support in order to competently assist young immigrants. For educators, social workers, after-school club teachers and other people working in education, such skills have not been widely required until now. On the other hand, people who have worked and continue to work with refugees are always looking for new tools and up-to-date methodologies. The main result of the project was a set of educational and psychological tools developed by the MentUwell team to support people in the migration crisis and the staff of institutions working with them. Open access in eight languages will allow them to be used in an unlimited way at any time.
The project was created with the mental well-being of children and young people in crisis migration in mind. The armed conflict in Ukraine has caused millions of refugees to flee to Poland, including many school-age children and young people. They are the beneficiaries of the project. The needs of children and young people in the migration crisis are enormous, mainly of a psychological nature. The trauma of war, the need to leave their peer group, family and local environment, and the sudden change in their lives forcing them to adapt to new conditions, far from their loved ones and familiar places, expose young people to enormous psychological distress. This can be minimised through the support of educational institutions in the place of emigration and through the appropriate involvement of the individuals concerned and their families. However, for this to happen, all these entities must have the appropriate knowledge, competences and tools to work effectively for the well-being of children and young people in the migration crisis.