Ukraine’s 7.5 million children are caught in the middle of this war, and face grave risk of direct harm, displacement, family separation, trauma, loss of family income, and prolonged interruption of their education. The risk to their mental health and the potential for long-term trauma cannot be underestimated. These burdens are far too big for any child to shoulder alone. The #MINDSAct can help them.

War is forcing children and families in major cities into basements and bomb shelters to escape explosions. Parents are reporting trying to calm terrified children. Hundreds of thousands of others are fleeing the capital.

In eastern Ukraine, where areas have been contested since 2014, more than 400,000 children live in communities at the highest risk of the direct impacts of the presence of soldiers and artillery. They have already lived through eight years of conflict, enduring violence, shelling, and being displaced from their homes. Some are showing significant signs of distress.

Your support will help us provide lifesaving assistance such as food, water, cash transfers, and safe places for children as people flee the conflict amid freezing temperatures and brutal conditions. Thank you!

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