Newcastle-based charity Mental Health Concern (MHC) is to offer support for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion - along with help for employees to take in those in need.
But the charity's chief exec has also questioned the "package of support" the Government is offering, and said it's vital that the those escaping trauma and atrocities in Ukraine are not just "put in a room in a house". Instead, Adam Crampsie from the charity wants to ensure that "wraparound" support is on offer - and said MHC would be doing whatever it could to help.
He said this would include using vacant properties to directly house Ukrainian refugees, helping charity staff who may wish to help through the Government's Homes for Ukraine scheme, and offering post-traumatic psychological support to anyone who needs it and ensuring the charity's employment support services are available to help those arriving in the UK. Within a day of the Government scheme being announced, almost 90,000 people had signed up to potentially house Ukrainian refugees in the UK.
