The animation film “Flight and Trauma – Self-Help” illustrates in 13 languages what affected persons can do for themselves, e.g., bite into a chili in order to banish unpleasant feelings or keep to a regular sleep schedule to make it through the night. The film also encourages them to seek help if their symptoms do not improve or are too intense.
The 2.5-minute film was produced by the MPI as part of the project RefPsych and was supported by the Max Planck Foundation. Just as the first short film, “Flight and Trauma” it is to be distributed via social media to reach as many refugees and their helpers as possible. The first film informs about potential mental and physical symptoms after flight and migration in order to encourage affected persons to seek help in order to obtain relief.
To watch the films and for further information on the project, please follow the link https://www.psych.mpg.de/refpsych-engl.