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The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported on the main developments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in supporting veterans. In particular, about social support, professional medical and psychological assistance, rehabilitation and prosthetics, employment assistance and assistance to veterans' families.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko took part in the VII Annual International Forum "Ukraine. veterans Unity", which took place on August 22 under the chairmanship of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi. During the event, he spoke in detail about the activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in supporting veterans.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is the second in the security and defense system of Ukraine in terms of the number of combatants. Special attention and great efforts of our department are devoted to both medical and social support of each of them. And also the support of their families. This is the power of the state when veterans have great authority and respect in society," said Ihor Klymenko.
Medical and psychological support
According to him, since the beginning of the war, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has significantly developed the methods of medical and psychological assistance to wounded soldiers. At the moment, there are already six medical rehabilitation centers in Ukraine, which provide the entire range of rehabilitation services and use intelligent systems of diagnosis and correction of physical condition.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs, in constant cooperation with international partners, trains highly qualified rehabilitators who, after their training, help fighters recover both physically and mentally. Modern effective methods include hippotherapy, canister therapy and dolphin therapy. They help not only in the restoration of physical functions, but also in the fight against post-traumatic stress disorders," said Ihor Klymenko.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that the psychological recovery of the wounded is an extremely important component of rehabilitation, since the mental health of each soldier at the front determines the stability of the entire unit.
"In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, points of psychological practices have been introduced. Psychologists who work for us have received appropriate training, including in the United States of America. We took a lot of information about post-traumatic stress disorders from countries where hostilities have already taken place, including Israel, and we pass this experience on to our psychologists, who then teach other psychologists," said Ihor Klymenko.
Also, according to the Minister, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is implementing pilot projects on adaptive sports, which provide victims with the opportunity to engage in physical activity and social integration again. Currently, 10 pilot sports locations have already been created on the basis of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Veterans train on them accompanied by certified trainers - they are prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Social assistance
"As soon as the soldier gets to the hospital, our specialists immediately begin to conduct social work with him. The key role in this is played by social counselors - today there are 580 of these specialists in the MIA system. Their number will increase, depending on the need," said the head of the department in the context of the implementation of large-scale projects of the MIA on social support of veterans.
The work of attendants covers various areas: informing about rights, benefits and guarantees, rehabilitation, prosthetics (if necessary), processing documents, etc. In fact, he works as a personal manager in the bank - provides consultations, helps to collect the necessary documents, etc.
Electronic services
In order to reach a large number of veterans and provide each of them with appropriate social support, the Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced the "Electronic Office of the Victim".
Employees of the National Guard of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, police officers, rescue workers who have the status of victims, as well as members of their families, can access their credentials and leave a request for medical, psychological and legal assistance. The contacts of the escort assigned to the person are also displayed there.
In addition, there is a contact center for social protection, where each victim is accompanied by a qualified specialist. To date, the center has received almost 1,500 calls.
Support for families
One of the important projects of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to support families of veterans is the opening of five lyceums of security orientation and national-patriotic education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, and Ivano-Frankivsk. From the beginning of this academic year, children of military personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other organizations of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine will study in them
"Lyceum graduates will receive comprehensive and high-quality specialized education in the field of security and will be fully supported by the state. The lyceums employ educators from among the participants in hostilities who have pedagogical education and experience working with children. In this way, we contribute to another important element of veteran integration - post-service employment.
There are specially defined positions that are occupied by our soldiers who, due to various circumstances, cannot continue their service. It is important for us to give them a job, to keep them in the MIA system," Ihor Klymenko concluded in his speech.
