Cross cultural counseling and support - ukrainian community center of washington (uccw) is proposing to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate cross cultural counseling and support (cccs)…

Cross cultural counseling and support - ukrainian community center of washington (uccw) is proposing to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate cross cultural counseling and support (cccs) services to newly arrived ukrainians to washington state who have been traumatically impacted by the war in ukraine and are at high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and other related mental health illnesses. The process of resettlement, limited english-proficiency and negative stigmas about the need and access to mental health services are some of the biggest barriers towards their self-sufficiency and overall health. With this funding support, uccw aims to help them overcome these barriers and improve their mental health. Cccs mental health services consist of the following components: case management, individual counseling, support groups, educational mental health, resource center and are based on the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) practices. All staff members who will provide direct services and support for this proposed project are TRI-lingual and share the cultural background aspects of the target population for this project. Due to the outbreak of the full scale war in ukraine as of february, 2022, many ukrainians who witnessed traumatic events and experienced various losses and horrors of this war fled their homes in search of finding refuge outside of ukraine. Many others became internally displaced inside ukraine. According to the estimates of the world health organization (who), up to 10 million of ukrainians are at risk of some form of a mental health disorder, varying from anxiety and stress to more severe conditions. According to washington state department of social and health services (dshs) statistical data, 14,877 ukrainians arrived in WA between january to december of 2022 alone. These numbers are expected to be much higher following an announcement of the uniting for ukraine program as of april 21, 2022. This project is aimed to serve at least 300 newly arrived ukrainians in WA state throughout the lifetime of this proposed project from sept. 30, 2023 to sept. 29, 2024 with the goals and objectives to outreach to the newly arrived ukrainians and provide them with culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health individual and group services and support, help them reduce their negative stigma about mental health, and provide access to the language appropriate mental health resource center.