{"id":12080,"date":"2025-11-18T09:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/?p=12080"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:20:30","slug":"european-comparative-report-challenges-best-practices-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/gcr-reports\/item\/european-comparative-report-challenges-best-practices-and-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"European comparative report: challenges, best practices and priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12080\" class=\"elementor elementor-12080\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f92ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2f92ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670dcc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"670dcc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report presents key insights from seven refugee-assisting organisations in Europe. As part of the Caring to Include project, it identifies challenges, good practices, and clear priorities for improving staff mental well-being and embedding trauma-informed approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1d509 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c1d509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b6cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b6cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Key findings<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"WysiwygField ParagraphText__body\" style=\"color: #636363; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><p>The findings are based on surveys, interviews, and collaboration with experts, including people with lived experience as refugees. Based on extensive input from staff, volunteers, refugees, and experts, the report highlights urgent challenges and practical priorities in two core areas:<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50de198 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50de198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494ada1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"494ada1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45475b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45475b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Staff well-being<\/h2><p>Burnout is widespread due to i.a. high workloads, trauma exposure, organisational dynamics and hostile political contexts.<\/p><h3>Priorities include:<\/h3><ul><li>\u2022Organisational well-being strategies, including access to training.<\/li><li>\u2022Improved managerial supervision and professional mental health support.<\/li><li>\u2022Structural peer-to-peer support and access to external experts.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5604b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5604b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acb6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acb6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Trauma-informed approaches<\/h2><p>Most organisations integrate some trauma-informed principles, but few do so systematically.<\/p><h3>Priorities include:<\/h3><ul><li>\u2022Integration of trauma-informed principles in guidelines and service-delivery;<\/li><li>\u2022Strengthen capacity to recognise and respond to trauma;<\/li><li>\u2022Involving people with lived experience in decision-making.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e6a0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72e6a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b47af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3b47af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Read the full report here<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-07\/Comparative%20Report%20Final.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Comparative Report<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">(11.2 MB)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b735a75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b735a75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb3ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb3ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>About the research<\/h2><p>The report was compiled from seven NGOs in Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Malta, and the Netherlands. Our research consisted of:<\/p><ul><li>\u202282 refugees consulted.<\/li><li>\u2022105 staff and volunteers surveyed\/interviewed.<\/li><li>\u202253 external experts and associated partners consulted.<\/li><\/ul><p>The findings lay the foundation for two practical toolkits (coming soon):<\/p><ul><li>\u2022One for staff and volunteer mental well-being.<\/li><li>\u2022One for trauma-informed practices in refugee services.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7993bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7993bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Part of Caring to Include<\/h2><p>Caring to Include is a three-year initiative that connects refugee-assisting NGOs across Europe to improve inclusion, resilience, and mental well-being through shared knowledge, training, and advocacy.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>More about Caring to Include<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0397 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac \u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7. \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03af\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 Caring to Include, \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03c1\u03b8\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c5\u03b5\u03be\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03bd\u03c3\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03b3\u03b3\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc\u03c8\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1. \u039a\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03a4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gcr-reports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12080"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12100,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12080\/revisions\/12100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcr.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}