Main Activities:
- Assistance in analyzing the life situation, identifying key problems, and finding solutions;
- Involving the family system in solving its own problems, creating a plan to overcome the difficult life situation, and providing support in its implementation;
- Providing information on social protection (lectures, discussions, meetings on social protection issues; assisting in organizing consultations on social and legal matters, types of social assistance, rehabilitation tools, conditions for obtaining them; providing information on available entities offering social adaptation services);
- Training, forming and developing social skills, social competence, and adaptation to peaceful life;
- Assistance in restoring family ties, teaching effective communication methods and conflict management within the family;
- Facilitating access to other social services and consultations with specialists based on identified needs.
This service is suitable for families of military personnel who have returned home, as well as for their close relatives who are facing difficulties in adapting to new conditions. It helps create a supportive family environment and promotes the restoration of harmonious relationship after challenging life trials.
Thanks to this support, military families gain resources to overcome crisis situations and build a quality shared life.
Main Problems of Military Families:
Military families face a range of difficulties related to life under stressful conditions and the return of military personnel from combat zones. These issues may have both emotional and social aspects.
- Psychological Challenges:
- Veterans often experience post-traumatic and other psychological disorders, such as aggression, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, which affect family relationship.
- Emotional detachment: Military personnel often struggle to express emotions, leading to misunderstandings with loved ones.
- Trauma for family members: Family members, especially children, may also experience fear, anxiety, and uncertainty.
- Physical injuries: Numerous gunshot and blast injuries lead to amputations, brain and spinal cord damage, which, even with proper treatment and rehabilitation, may result in limitations in daily functioning and life activities.
- Family Conflicts:
- Role changes in the family: During the absence of the military person, another family member takes on their responsibilities, which can cause conflicts upon their return due to a redistribution of roles.
- Misunderstandings in communication: The military experience changes the worldview, which may complicate understanding between family members.
- Economic Difficulties:
- Loss of stable income: After demobilization, the military person may face difficulties finding a job or experience financial instability.
- Issues with benefits: Families often face bureaucratic challenges in securing their rights to aid and benefits.
- Social Isolation:
- Veterans often struggle to reintegrate into civilian life and find employment due to widespread ignorance, stigmatization, and society's unpreparedness to accept someone who has lost their health and loved ones defending the country.
- Feeling of loneliness: Family members often do not find support or understanding among their social circle.
- Impact on Children:
- Psychological trauma: Children may experience anxiety, fear of loss, or difficulties adapting.
- Learning difficulties: Emotional strain can affect academic performance and behavior in school.
All of these issues require a comprehensive approach to resolution, including psychological, social, and material support.
At the Family Center "Dotyk", an interdisciplinary approach is applied to support families, taking into account their specific needs and circumstances!