Point of psychological practices in the capital metro as part of the program of the First Lady
Psychologists of the Kiev police held an action within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program of Elena Zelenskaya “How are you?”. The purpose of the event was to help citizens in maintaining positive emotions and psychological health during the war.
Psychologists and employees of the Preventive Activities Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, together with psychologists of the territorial departments of the Kiev police and the State Emergency Service, set up a “Point of Psychological Practices” on the territory of the metro. Law enforcement officers developed author's techniques for preserving positive emotions and demonstrated them to subway visitors.
Together with the police, children and adults became in a circle and shared their negative emotions. Then, in the form of balloons, negativity and fear were symbolically released from their lives, and positive emotions were attracted to the balloons.
According to the head of the psychological support department of the capital's police chief Elena Kandysh, it is important to live and let go of all emotions in order to remain in the resource: “Both children and adults are in dire need of support right now. Therefore, caring for each other is an integral part of a healthy emotional state.”
National Police of Ukraine
