Researchers from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology at the Poznan University of Life Sciences (UPP) have received funding for the international project ‘KidsLikeUs: Empowering NGOs & public institutions in helping children overcome migration traumas using creativity and favours of nature’, reports the university.
Noting the traumatic experiences of children from war-torn Ukraine, UPP researchers also looked at the mental health of other young Europeans. Difficult years of pandemics and lock downs have exacerbated anxiety and depressive states and compounded the challenges posed by neurodiversity.
The project will develop a set of digital and traditional solutions to create mobile and modular arrangements in which inclusive, relaxing and therapeutic activities can take place more easily and comfortably. Representatives from artistic, medical and technical universities, NGOs and local authorities have been invited to collaborate.
