How to provide psychological first aid without causing harm: an open lecture for supporting yourself and those around you
Join our online event under the Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ukraine Programme: “Basics of Psychological First Aid: How to Support Yourself and Your Team”
Date: 13 February 2026
Time: 16:00
Format: Online via ZOOM
The ability to provide psychological first aid is becoming as essential a skill as stopping bleeding. In this session, we will explore the mechanics of stress: what happens to our brain and body in critical moments, and why simple words of reassurance sometimes do not work.
Topics include:
- Understanding what psychological first aid (PFA) is and recognising the limits of a non-specialist’s competence.
- Learning to identify signs that someone requires urgent support and distinguishing between different stages of stress responses.
- Mastering a step-by-step approach to providing support confidently.
- Practical self-help tools to maintain your own well-being.
Speaker: Kateryna Krylenko, crisis psychologist. A specialist in acute stress management, she knows how to stabilise mental health in uncertain situations and will teach you how to be a reliable support for yourself and those around you.
Register for the event here.
*The event is held as part of the Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ukraine programme, implemented by the Ukrainian Red Cross in partnership with the Austrian Red Cross, with the support of NACHBAR IN NOT and the Austrian Development Agency, and with organisational and technical support from the UMIND NGO.