SIOW Crisis hub

News

Safe In Our World Launches Crisis Hub

We have launched our new Crisis Hub, aimed at offering more targeted resources and support to those affected by crisis. We want to make it as easy as we can to signpost people to useful resources, charities, and even games...

Read story

News

Crisis Support Lines for people struggling with war

The events in Ukraine are deeply saddening and distressing. If you are currently in Ukraine, or know someone who is, please make sure they are aware of the following contact details for support around the clock.   Emergency Services Call:...

Read story

News

How to talk to children during a crisis

It can be hard enough to get your own head around an ongoing crisis situation, let alone explaining it to an inquisitive child. Here are some useful pointers to help get the conversation started… Children are naturally curious and inquisitive,...

Read story

News

How to support yourself and others who are indirectly affected by conflict

Accentuated by the ongoing global panic, the events that have unfolded in Ukraine over the last several weeks are shocking and upsetting, and experts agree feeling overwhelmed is a perfectly natural response. For those directly affected by the current unrest...

Read story

News

Verifying Information and Limiting News Time

How to make sure you’re getting the truth without overburdening yourself with difficult or even false information. Whether it’s the conflict in Ukraine, the continuing concerns about Covid-19 or the accumulative factors in the rising cost of living, it can...

Read story

News

Charities Supporting Those Affected by War

At any time of crisis there’ll be no shortage or people and organisations asking for your help – but where should you look to find out how or where to best to lend support? Whether it’s the conflict in Ukraine,...

Read story

News

Safe in your Virtual World: Using videogames as a healthy mental break from the news

Booting up your favourite game can prove a welcome respite from stressful events and give your brain a chance to relax a little. It should come as little surprise that Safe in our World would happily support the use of...

Read story

News

Dealing with grief – advice and video games that explore themes of grief

The ongoing situation in Ukraine is affecting so many of us, inside and outside of the country itself. Whether you live in Ukraine, in surrounding Eastern European countries, or thousands of miles away; whether you have personal ties to the...

Read story

News

Recognising PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue that has existed for a very long time. First diagnosed as a medical condition called Shell Shock during WW1 – when soldiers in the trenches were psychologically broken by the...

Read story

News

PTSD Awareness – how to support yourself and others, information and signs

After over two years of a still ongoing global pandemic, the events in Ukraine are a lot to take in, to process and to understand. Feeling overwhelmed is a perfectly normal response to what we are seeing unfold in Eastern...

Read story