Germany

Trauma and Diversity in a Pluralistic Society

By the end of 2023, around 385,000 refugees will have found refuge in Bavaria. More than half of them fled war and terror from Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, and almost 180,000 fled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These terrible experiences leave their mark on body and soul. We also know from our work that many people have had to go through traumatic experiences again on the dangerous escape routes. Children and women are particularly at risk.

There are also many people in Germany who have been severely traumatized by domestic or sexualized violence. In addition, studies show that children and young people were particularly affected by the restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. The consequences include an increase in mental illnesses such as anxiety disorders and depression.

All of these groups need appropriate psychological and trauma-therapeutic care as well as professionals and volunteers trained in dealing with them sensitively.

Contact Us

Lucija Lukić Holjan

Projects in Germany

lucija.lukicholjan@wings-of-hope.de

Phone: +49 8663 419 99 44

Regina Miehling

Projects in Germany, Seminars and Trainings

regina.miehling@wings-of-hope.de

Phone: +49 911 21 42 370

Our Partner Organizations

ASS Institute for Taijiquan, Qigong and Martial Arts

Das ASS Institut für Taijiquan, Qigong und Kampfkunst setzt gemeinsam mit uns die Weiterbildung zum Thema traumasensible Körperarbeit um.

Communität Christusbruderschaft Selbitz

Together with the Christusbruderschaft Selbitz community, we organize training courses on trauma and pastoral care for people in pastoral care professions.

Diakonisches Werk Bayern

Together with Diakonisches Werk Bayern, we are implementing an EU-funded project to improve psychosocial care for refugees in Bavaria.

Protestant Youth Nuremberg

Die Evangelische Jugend Nürnberg stellt uns Räumlichkeiten und Infrastruktur im Haus eckstein in Nürnberg zur Verfügung.

Protestant Migration Center in Munich

The Protestant Migration Centre and we jointly use the rooms in the Greek House in Munich and organize events together.

 

JUNO – A Voice for Refugee Women (Verein für Fraueninteressen e.V.)

JUNO supports our stabilization program for refugee women and children by providing premises in Munich and through public relations work for our project.

Praxisinstitut Klentzan für Traumaorientierte Seelsorge und Lebenshilfe GmbH

Peter Klentzan is a retired deacon, trauma therapist, trauma consultant and trauma pedagogical expert (DeGPT), teaching therapist and supervisor (zptn) as well as a partner for our professional trainings in Germany and abroad.

Center for Psychotraumatology and Trauma Therapy Lower Saxony

We have been conducting our professional training courses together with the zptn for many years. Es gehört zu den von der Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT) anerkannten Fortbildungsinstituten für Spezielle Psychotraumatherapie sowie Traumapädagogik und Traumazentrierte Fachberatung.