Chairwomen of the Erie County Legislature, April Baskin sponsored a resolution, that unanimously passed Thursday afternoon, called the "Erie County Resiliency in Communities after Stress and Trauma Initiative."
they re arriving without their partners, without their fathers, without their sons. i spoke to a woman today who had a close friend who was in the hospital that was attacked in mariupol earlier this week. she survived, but it s very clear that compared to recent weeks, they re arriving more traumatized than ever, and they re arriving on foot with smaller suitcases, maybe a backpack or two. it really does feel like people are fleeing for their lives now. the irc is here to help here in poland and also on the ground in ukraine. when people are crossing borders, especially ones like this, they re hugely vulnerable to risks such as exploitation, trafficking, and what they need most is information, access to psychological care. and the irc on the ground in poland working through partners to provide legal assistance, to provide trauma counseling and medical equipment as well for those teams who are working in the reception centers along the border. as you know, western ukraine so far has b
dent, senior officer for the international rescue committee. thank you so much for joining us. so from what you are seeing on the ground where are you in poland, what are the biggest challenges these ukrainian refugees are now facing? thank you so much for having me. so this week the committee has been meeting with local organizations, local authorities from across poland. to assess the needs of refugees who have been arriving in the country and are moving on from reception centers to cities and towns also across the country. obviously alongside trauma counseling and shelter, one of the main things refugees need right now in poland is cash. most of them have taken cash from ukraine. the ukrainian currency which they can t use in poland. exchange rates are not in their favor. obviously exchange rates are really high. so the cash they brought is worthless. this is a huge issue. families can no longer purchase things for their baby, medicine,
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taken is the last time. the security bill includes money to reimburse the national guard plus it would harden capital windows and doors provide retractable fencing and create a quick reaction to step in where another similar event to happen, we need to figure out how we can enhance security, why we were better prepared and why we want the capital to be an open acceptable symbol of our democracy. the security bill would include $40 million to prosecute those who rioted at the capital and $500,000 for trauma counseling for capital employees. arthel: lauren blanchard thank you very much. and we ll be right back. struggling to manage my type 2 diabetes was knocking me out of my zone, but lowering my a1c with once-weekly ozempic® helped me get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic® my zone? lowering my a1c and losing some weight. now, back to the show. ozempic® is proven to lower a1c.