Mental Health Support For Students Evacuated From Ukraine
By: , March 4, 2022
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(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).The Full Story
The 20 Jamaican students who arrived safely from Ukraine on Wednesday (March 2) will receive professional mental health support, says State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
He was responding to questions during the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).
“We are concerned for their general welfare, and we are engaging the help of some professionals to sit with them and… apply that assistance as the case may be,” he noted.
Senator Campbell said that the Ministry will also engage with the students, to determine the next steps for the continuation of their education.
He said that the Ministry has made contact with some overseas institutions “and, of course, we will be engaging with regional universities to see how best we can facilitate”.
The students were evacuated from Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country.
Their journey home was arranged by the Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.