Ukrainian delegation learns about trauma recovery programs during visit to Nebraska, Iowa [Video]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Whether it’s rebuilding after violent storms or following war, Heartland Family Service says picking up the pieces goes beyond fixing homes and finding food and clothes.

It also requires addressing the trauma from the disaster.

“It’s something that happens maybe two or three months later,” said president and CEO John Jeanetta. “The trauma starts to show up for people in way that they may not even understand or comprehend in that moment.”

It’s what a delegation from Ukraine was learning about this past week in Nebraska and Iowa.

While their disaster may be from bombs instead of storms, it’s still something they’ll eventually have to work on coming back from.

“We will have a lot of problems, and social problems, actually,” said Poltava, Ukraine’s Deputy Mayor Tetiana Bardina.

“This visit and all meetings were all so very interesting, and all of them were really useful.”

Heartland Family Service said it worked to help connect people with counseling and …