“It Is Impossible to Reintegrate Without Return” — we present a handbook exploring reintegration practices for women and men veterans in Ukrainian communities.
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This publication is the result of analytical work carried out in response to a request from communities: how to build a systematic, sustainable, and humane model of support for those returning from war.
The handbook summarizes reintegration practices and places a comprehensive approach at the center — understanding (re)integration as a multidimensional process that includes psychological and mental health support, physical rehabilitation and medical care, legal guidance and social assistance, education, employment and entrepreneurship, support for families of the fallen, captured, and missing, the role of religious organizations and local initiatives, and facilitated dialogue as a tool for community integration.
The research is based on a desk study, 25 expert interviews, focus groups in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Lviv, as well as a workshop with professionals working in veteran support.
The authors and research team include Olena Kopina, Yuliia Kaplan, Olha Mykhailova, Tetiana Kalenychenko, Dmytro Fedorchak, and Denys Brylov, initiated in cooperation with civil society organizations and churches in both large and small communities.
The handbook is designed for representatives of local self-government bodies, veteran hubs and NGOs, psychologists, social workers, educators, public institutions, religious communities, and all those working on reintegration at the local level.
We believe that (re)integration is not a one-time act of “return,” but a long-term process of shared responsibility among the state, communities, and society itself — a process that requires knowledge, coordination, and dialogue.
The handbook is available in print and online version: https://online.fliphtml5.com/UCoDP/posibnyk_reintegration_for-print_1548/
The research was conducted within a project supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung, with the participation of the Ukrainian Community of Dialogue Practitioners, in cooperation with the NGOs “Dialogue in Action” and “Ideas for Change.”
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